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How Journalism School Taught Me To Be a Better Blogger

Socialized

I went to journalism school, which just might make me a “better” blogger. There are plenty of bloggers who don’t act like journalists, but should. What else did I learn in journalism school? Some great bloggers to learn from are Dave Winer , and Tom Foremski , the first professional journalist/blogger.

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The wine blogger kerfuffle

Sherrilynne Starkie

The issue of blogging ethics came to the fore recently when prominent Canadian wine blogger, Natalie MacLean was accused of copyright infringement by the US wine magazine, Palate Press. Trusting bloggers as journalists. These are the normal standards of modern journalism and they play an important role in western democracy.

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PR vs. Journalism: Why Rivalry Hurts Both

Waxing UnLyrical

What a segment of this industry apparently doesn’t understand is that bloggers, reporters, commentators, anyone you’d define as a journalist, don’t owe us – PR pros – a damned thing. For as long as journalism and public relations have existed, there’s been rivalry between them. He also blogs.

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Bloggers: Would You Rather Be First Or Right?

SocMed Sean

To all my blogger friends, I would love to hear opinions on whether it is more responsible for us to be right vs. first when reporting information. So, can we just apply the same tenets of journalism to blogging? Is speculation okay? Is it useful?

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Top Journalism Techniques for Smart Bloggers

ProBlogger

It’s time for small business bloggers to reconsider how they package their blog posts. Journalists can teach bloggers something when it comes to enticing a reader. Bloggers could benefit a great deal from a dose of personal storytelling. Go ahead, pick up the New York Times , Wall Street Journal , or the USA Today.

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Citizen Journalism: Who is a Journalist Today?

Proactive Report

Citizen journalism doesn’t only apply to major political events or disasters. Citizen journalism is one of the hottest buzzwords in the news business right now. Many newsrooms are implementing some sort of citizen-journalism initiative. Another online news outlet that is climbing up the ranks fast is the Huffington Post.

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25 Types of Pages that Every Blogger Should Consider

ProBlogger

The post 25 Types of Pages that Every Blogger Should Consider appeared first on ProBlogger. Contact Page I’m amazed how many bloggers don’t have any way of contacting them on their blog. This is what I did in my Blogger Collaboration Series. Read more on adding an about page to your blog.

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