Blogging for bucks?

I just recently signed up for Poynter email newsletters, anyhow this tidbit came right into my in-box and I wanted to share it. In class last Thursday we briefly touched upon the idea of bloggers requesting or expecting compensation for their reporting. Here are some bloggers responses to the idea and to blogging ethics in general.

Posted by Steve Outing 12:51:39 PM <---This is the guy from Poynter who wrote the blog.

Will Citizen Journalists Want to Be Paid?

Poynter Online - E-Media Tidbits

Other blogs of interest, same topic.

Poynter Online - Weekend in the Blogosphere

ARIANNA ONLINE - April 07, 2004 - A Mash Note to the Blogosphere

Knowledge Is Power: SondraK.com

iowahawk: Ethics 'R' Us