This is a question which is really in discussion for a long time. Recently it has been reported by Yuga that Band of Bloggers was included in Kiko caravan as posted on his blog.

……We were there as part of the media entourage that will cover the 3-day trip……

We were amongst other giants in mainstream media — ABS CBN, GMA 7, Phil. Daily Inquirer among other scores of local print and broadcast journalist. It was a bit weird whenever one of the photographers or cameramen would ask me which station or TV network we belong and I’d answer “oh, we belong to a new local blog network”. And yes, we were treated like any other rep of a media outfit, getting full access to the personalities (politicians and showbiz alike) and the best seats to take photos and videos.

Does it mean BOB can now be called also a Journalist. Mimic blog about the Bloggers as a Journalist.

Are bloggers journalists? If you’re a blogger and you engage in journalism in your blog, then you’re a journalist. This is how, at least, it is seen with this bill introduced by Representative Rick Boucher (D-VA).

On my own opinion I think bloggers is not a journalist..They are called ” bloggers “..They have their own identity as a blogger. A blogger could right what he wants , his opinion without any restriction but a journalist could not write something without passing through his editor. Anyway this is how I understand it. If somebody could give a good comparison in between the two, it is much appreciated.