ec i 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 multi faceted 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