Blogs and Ezines

American-Journal, is an online magazine published monthly. It is a diversified publication that encourages the community to submit personal works, i.e. photography, video or stories. Its purpose is to unify and educate readers through the eyes of others and not just the staff of editors and writers. The magazine focuses greatly on stories that concern smaller communities and not the general public and seems as if it could be published by a local small town company, concerning itself only with small stories -seemingly unpretentious.

Between The Blogs blogging site is where Jake and Mandy speak their minds. He and she, married in real life began their blog as a hobby. Their blogs became more exposed and, in a matter of time Mandy was asked by HealthCentral.com to write as an expert blogger on the topic of Multiple Sclerosis. They both provide their opinions on several different topics concerning people in the blogosphere and the mainstream population. Some topics don’t make a huge buzz, but that doesn’t make them less interesting, and yes some are simple, some impressive, and some humorous. They are an effective writing sect, since they have received attention from a health site.

Although neither share similarities in the type of events that they cover, they both have been effective in gathering readers, which make them trustworthy sources. Even though my research on blogs has shown that they can be very credible, I would much rather prefer an online magazine only because of its professionalism. Unless I was looking for a biased opinion on a subject I could not bring myself to use a blog as a source. This does not contradict my original statement, instead in counters with my second “original” thesis.