Editor and Publisher cites some statistics in a survey done showing a wide gap on media issues between the public and journalists.

Some interesting finds.

8 out of 10 journalists say they read blogs. 1 out of 10 non-journalists read blogs.

Blogs showed their growing influence among those polled as 83% of journalists reporting the use of blogs, with four out of 10 saying they use them at least once a week. Among those who use them, 55% said they do so to support their news gathering work. And even though 85% believe bloggers should enjoy First Amendment protections, 75% say bloggers are not real journalists because they don’t adhere to “commonly held ethical standards.”

Overall, 61% of the news pros say that the emergence of the Internet has made journalism better.