Bloggers vs. Journalists

From SeoMoz:

Are Bloggers more Connected than Journalists

I just had to say that I think this post is incorrectly comparing journalists to bloggers. She says that, because bloggers in general have significantly more Plaxo address book contacts than journalists, they are more connected. The post then goes on to speculate about the implications of the fact that bloggers are enjoying higher connectedness than journalists, and what this means for the field of journalism.

However, I think she needs to back the post up considerably, because I don't think this is an indication that bloggers are more connected, as much as it is an indication that bloggers are more tech-savvy with their contacts. In other words, a blogger will be more likely to have all of their contacts in their Plaxo address book, while a journalist might only have his work contacts, or, more likely, might not use Plaxo at all. I think the journalist is more likely to download Plaxo, then forget he has it running, and stick with a system of Rolodex cards. The system of cards isn't broken, so why fix it? Furthermore, it doesn't make him a better or worse journalist.