Why did you join Wired Journalists?

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Comment by Cassandra Gallagher on February 18, 2009 at 7:29pm

I am also a J-student in an ever changing journalistic world. I'm interested in learning more about social networking and how it plays a role in journalism, and talk to other journalists as we go through this industry shift.

Comment by Riane Menardi on February 18, 2009 at 4:54pm

I'm a J-student and am extremely interested in the power of Internet journalism and idea sharing. I'm joining all the social media sites I can, and this one looked quality. I like it because it's low maintenance, but you can always expect to hear great feedback on your ideas from pros. I'm a fan, but I do agree with the above posts about getting some more interactivity.

Comment by Duncan Kinney on February 4, 2009 at 2:26pm

I thought this place combined the awesomeness of Wired Magazine with journalism. Alas this was not a Wired initiative, but I stuck around anyway.

Comment by Carlos Virgen on February 2, 2009 at 11:39pm

I joined because I saw that Ryan was behind it and because I was hoping it would be a resource for ideas, tips, tools, networking, brainstorming...
I've gone through periods where I've not visited the site and kind only really started to visit again recently. I do wish there was more participation and given and take in some of the "discussions." It seems like I am currently getting more out of Twitter. I would like for this site to lead to more connections. Maybe regional meet-ups. Something to better facilitate the exchange of ideas. Because as we all know our industry really needs good ideas and concrete ways that they can be implemented.

Comment by Paul Balcerak on February 2, 2009 at 5:08pm

I joined because my old boss (John Taylor) told me I should. It was good advice.

I just like the site because it gives me a place to blog about journalism — a place I don't have to spend time promoting on my own and a place where I can usually count on hearing back from someone to help shape my ideas better.