Fashion Blogging

"Young Bloggers have ear to fashion heavyweights
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/14/technology/14youth.html"

The blogging industry has opened up many opportunities to the whole world, or at least anyone with access to internet. Some feel that bloggers are not "true" journalists. In my opinion this is not entirely true. Seeing as anyone can start a blog, how are we to know who is behind the entry? It could range from an educated person with an actual degree in journalism to an average high school student. I see journalism as sending a message to the people and informing them on issues or really anything for that matter. The creaters of magazine "Dirrty Glam" in Paris, France run a renowned established business at the ages of 19-21 years old. It is there attempt at sharing their opinions and information on fashion with their readers. They also blog in correlation to their fashion magazine. This might be seen as not "true" journalism by some but I think that they deserve considerably more credit. They should be respected for creating such a well established corporation at such a young age, and having the aptitude to maintain a blog on the subject. This is not to say that they are technically recognized by society as journalists because they blog. I believe that bloggers are journalists to a certain extent because they still are sending out a message to the world, it is just a matter of what their educational background consists of.