ecI guess that depends on how  you describe journalist He has done a number of interviews for magazines on other issues such as this one  as well as commentary and opinion  He seems to be multifaceted  In the original JP article he is acting as a journalist when he provides a quote from an eyewitness whom he interviewed  He is perhaps also expressing his personal opinion based on his participation knowledge and personal experience  He is published in a RS  With respect to the fact that he is a blogger no he writes for numerous other academic journals and respected publications  I will find them for you