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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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Journalism and Wikipedia – Wanky Balls

Laurel Papworth

No wonder newspapers hate us (by us I mean “readers&# , otherwise known as wikipedians, bloggers, social media creators/distributors). Journalism and Wikipedia – Wanky Balls is a post from: Laurel Papworth- Social Network Strategy. White Paper: Social Networking Primed To Go Mobile (0).

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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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Media140 Sydney: Social Media Twitter & Journalism

Laurel Papworth

Note: my view was as a blogger first and only. I’m not a journalist who blogs, nor a blogger who has ever been paid for writing by a media organisation, nor journalist who is also an academic. No blogger that I know of has a horoscope, crossword and sports section to make up for lack of attention on the part of the reader. …but

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57 Social Media Policy Examples and Resources

Dave Fleet

Policy on Staff Use of Social Media. Use of social networking, microblogs and other third party websites. Social Media Guidelines. Social Media Policy. Blogger Policy. Pledge for Bloggers. Social Computing Guidelines. Social Media Guidelines. Social Media Guidelines. Georgia Tech.

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A Nation of Bloggers: Good or Bad?

Laurel Papworth

Steve Jobs says he doesn’t want a “nation of bloggers&# rather something with “editorial oversight&#. I suspect that Koehler might also prefer editorial oversight – given that he just quit because bloggers picked up on a story that mainstream media missed. A nation of bloggers is a good thing or no?

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How to Use Social Media Strategy to Reach Mommy Blogs

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

If you have a brand or product for parents, targeting and partnering with mommy bloggers is a great way to get exposure. This increased our traffic to over 200,000 uniques per month and exposure through guest posts got us on a number of media outlets like CNN, Fox News and the Wall Street Journal — no PR person involved.