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Blogger
Bloggers are people that write and contribute to an online web log or blog. Blog's are usually focused on one particular area of information. Nowadays, blog's have become a large source of entertainment and cultural news amongst the public. Blogs can also be faster on reporting particular new's stories and have also pointed out flaws in other outlets of news media. The main sources of information most bloggers utilise are forums and discussion boards. There has been some dispute as to whether Bloggers should be truly regarded as fully fledged journalists due to their standards and proffessional practices. There is also a large backing of the claim that blog writers are usually less biased as they are usually freelance reporters and are less prone to commercial or otherwise influence.

Commentator
Due to the demand for various outlets of information on the internet and specializing blogs and websites, commentator's can also be found online. A commentator's role is to offer their own opinion on a particular field or topic. Due to the easy access to the tools of making websites and blogs on the internet, many commentator's have sprouted and started their own blog. Most modern day commentator's usually commentate on current events in the media so as to maintain readership by keeping the information they're supplying fresh and modern. In much the same way as bloggers, some scrutiny has risen as to whether online commentator's should be considered fully fledged journalist's.

News Aggregator
A news aggregator's role is to filter and compile news articles specific to a certain topic or field. The role of the news aggregator is seen as extremely beneficial as they are able to find necessary articles amongst the many unnecessary and provide the reader with what they want to read without having to rifle through several websites. News aggregator's are also seen as detrimental as they are providing with people with a narrow supply of news which could hold bias and makes people lazier. Many also feel that news aggregator's may miss major new's articles or pass them off as indecent.