Are Bloggers Journalists?: FOE in the Digital Age

In this segment of the MOOC 'Freedom of Expression in the Age of Globalization' created by Columbia Global Freedom of Expression, Agnès Callamard will consider the implications of the transformation of the news and opinion reporting business. Internet and social media have largely increased the number of people involved in activities which, until recently, have been the prerogative of the media industry. Bloggers and citizen journalists have made their marks as reporters, opinion leaders, trend setters. Does this mean that they are, for all instance and purposes, journalists? And, indeed, who is a journalist in 2016? This segment will attempt to answer this question by considering the evolving standard and jurisprudence on the topic alongside the practice and governmental actions.