Freelance Blogging vs. Freelance Online Journalism
Both are written for the internet, but what separates the two? And what about the issue of “Fake News?”
With all the talk of “Fake News,” how is an ethical freelance writing journalist suppose to overcome the harsh and negative rhetoric?
How are we to be able to still hold on to our online “Street Cred,” report the “truth,” and still make a good living as a freelance writer/journalist?
I recently read an article over at Writer Mag, authored by Debbie Swanson, where she broke down some different elements that differentiate blog writing from online journalism.
Clearly, both blog posts and full-featured online articles can be found all over the digital landscape.
In fact, most “respected” news sources and magazines have spent the past several years developing a digital presence that generates equal readership and viewing as their offline counterparts — some may even say that their digital audience makes up more of their overall readership than their physical Newspapers and Magazines.
With that said, that means major good news for freelance bloggers and freelance journalists. In fact, it’s online article assignments that most newbie freelance writers go to in order…
