Week 3
Sept. 6 * * *
TOPICS: Blogging your work, linking techniques, tags, del.icio.us, RSS feeds. Politics of linking and citing online. Use of Google Reader.
DUE at 9 a.m., via e-mail: Audio 1 (see assignment)
READ (1): Blogging isn't a publishing strategy, by Kevin Anderson (Nov. 12, 2006)
READ (2): Virginia Tech bloggers: Approach and confirm, or link and disclaim? by Robin Hamman (April 17, 2007)
READ (3): Five things all sane people agree on about blogs and mainstream journalism, by Steven Johnson (Aug. 1, 2006)
READ (4): Staff journalists who blog: Two cases, by Mindy McAdams (Aug. 24, 2007)
Take notes as you read the four assigned blog posts. Bring your notes to class.
Questions to Think About Before Class * * *
- Do you read any blogs regularly? Why or why not?
- Do you have stereotypes about blogs (and bloggers) in your mind? If so, what are they?
- Are journalist blogs different from other blogs? If so, how?
Disclosure * * *
The first three blog posts linked above came from this list, compiled by British journalist blogger Shane Richmond: Journalism's essential blogposts (Aug. 17, 2007).
Always give credit where credit is due.
Today in Class * * *
You will create your new blog for this class DURING the lab. (You do not need to take any steps toward creating the blog before class.)
Note * * *
Although I prefer Google Reader for RSS feeds, some people prefer Bloglines or Netvibes. I don't care which one you use, but choose one and USE it!
Bonus * * *
Online Journalism Ethics: Guidelines: Linking -- from a 2006 conference at Poynter. A team of online journalists from across the U.S. created this set of guidelines for doing ethical journalism on the Web.