How to Tell The Difference Between a Journalist and a Blogger: An Expert Guide

1. One actually has a job to do; the other is just there to camwhore.


2. One is usually invited by PR people desperate for publicity; the other is desperate for PR people to give them invites.
   


3. One is usually too busy running around an event interviewing people to even eat; the other just hangs around taking pictures of food and camwhoring.


4. One HAS to be serious; the other asks, "why so serious?"


5. One has to answer to bosses, editors and advertisers; the other only has to think about himself.
   


6. One stages walkouts at press conferences when they are treated badly by lousy PR agents; the other bends over backwards for them just so they can go to the after-party and camwhore with the celebrities.


7. One actually does research and prepares meaningful questions before an interview; the other asks his moronic readers to do that for him.


8. One respects that we all have a job to do and help each other out by not wasting each other's time; the other makes a fool of everyone else by asking stupid questions during an interview.


9. One actually knows which club David Bentley plays for (and just transfered to as well); the other has readers who think Blackburn is the new Chelsea.
   


10. One would be genuinely interested to interview one of the best goalkeepers in the world; the other thinks he is 'just a 2nd-rate reserve goalkeeper'.
    


11. One can't be bothered with local celebrities who think too highly of themselves; the other thinks HE is a local celebrity as well.


12. One lives and dies by what he writes and is published; the other just edits his posts when he offends someone or when he makes a mistake.


13. One needs pictures of the actual event to help make the story stronger; the other just takes pictures of himself with celebrities.


14. One has to come up with a properly structured article and story no matter what answers the interviewee gives; the other just pads his post with pictures of free food and hot chicks.


15. One gets to see bloody Chelski for free in Malaysia; the other was upset that he had to watch them play in Moscow. Heh.
    


16. One is super excited just to get a pass to the MTV Asia Awards; the other just shrugs, smirks, and says, "Bah, I've been to the Grammy Awards." :P


17. One gets to criticize other people with posts like this; the other could get fired if he tried to put that in the paper.