Are Bloggers Reporters?

Joe Gandelman from The Moderate Voice states in his post Where The Blogosphere Has Succeeded And Failed,

"Today, there are still some blogs out there going out and doing reporting, or drawing on well-grounded experience in non-journalism fields or providing insightful analysis. But many, many more blogs are forsaking fact-gathering for the venting of straight-up, raw anger."

Only a portion of bloggers emulate reporters. Joe is on the right track in assuming the many blogs state personal opinions. And, there's nothing wrong with that as long as the audience understands that.