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What are the ethics of media blogging? 2 Replies

My question is for media industry bloggers out there (like me, at www.thejjunkie.com <-- shameless plug) and other interested parties. I am writing my J-school ethics midterm and looking at the ... Continue

Tagged: blog, j, junkie, blogging, media

Started by Isabelle Roughol. Last reply by Mark S. Luckie May 12.

Check Out Coveritlife.com If You're Interested In Live Covering Your News

I've come across a brilliant tool for live reporting on your blog. You can upload videos and photos but this tool's absolute greatest feature is that it allows you to live blog your written texts. ... Continue

Started by angelique Mar 26

Should Newspapers credit blogs as sources? 13 Replies

We have a situation that our local paper ran a story that they could have only learned about by reading about it on a local blog a week or so ago. Of course, they didn't credit the blog, or even sa... Continue

Tagged: newspaper, ethics, credit, blogs

Started by Steve James. Last reply by Meghan E. Murphy Mar 9.

Anyone use widgets on their blog?

I just discovered this site where I can put a widget on my blog, which other people can click on so they can set up a permanent link to my blog on their Web page, MySpace page, whatever. I think i... Continue

Started by Gina Chen Feb 15

Tech blog? 3 Replies

I pitched the idea of starting a technology blog. It would be part engadget (covering general tech trends, cool new products, etc) and part behind-the-scenes of how we use technology our own operat... Continue

Started by Kim McDaniel. Last reply by Kim McDaniel Feb 14.

Beat blogging

Is anyone following the beat blogging experiment led, I think, by Jay Rosen? About a dozen reporters from around the country are participating, and I would guess at least a few are also on here. We... Continue

Started by Brian Newsome Feb 14

Homicide blogging 3 Replies

Hi everyone. I pitched the idea of starting a homicide blog to editors at our paper and the Web site. We don't have an excessive number of homicides in the area, but there's enough to catalog- and... Continue

Started by Casey Cora. Last reply by DanThornton Feb 8.

How to treat comments 18 Replies

I know this is an issue most bloggers wrestle with at one point or another. People take the time to comment on a post you've written, do you a) respond with a thank you or witty retort or b) ignor... Continue

Tagged: comments, blogging

Started by Yoni Greenbaum. Last reply by Phil Gomes Feb 8.

Blog vs. News story?

Now, I think I'm getting the hang of this, but I thought I'd pick people's brains on the topic anyway. How do you distinguish between what gets a write-up in the newspaper, and what becomes a blog ... Continue

Started by maria p. gonzalez Jan 31

SEO and you 1 Reply

What role does SEO play in your blog? How much focus do you put on issues such as Page Rank and search engine friendly headlines? Are you concerned about building traffic or just having your say?

Tagged: rank, seo, blogging, page

Started by Yoni Greenbaum. Last reply by Gina Chen Jan 31.

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