Words matter. They shape worlds. Ironic, huh.
Seriously, what is it going to matter what a few semi-anonymous comments on the internet are going to say? The news media has all the exposure and presumption of telling the truth, whereas people writing blogs and posting comments do not.
Words matter. If we're going to misuse words then we deserve the (intellectual) abuse we get from those we are allowing to run wild.
The Orwellian use of the word journalist / journalists is one of the most ironic quirks of the 21st century.
If we want to user the word journalism / journalist properly and fairly then the easy way to do is to think of it as being a verb - like leadership. Leader isn't a title. It's actions you take. Just like journalism.