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10 Do’s & Don’ts 10 Do’s & Don’ts of Student of Student Blogging Blogging Danielle McFarlane Danielle McFarlane Jasmine Watkins Jasmine Watkins Shante Johnson Shante Johnson January 29, 2010 January 29, 2010 Journalism/ Newspaper: Block 1 Journalism/ Newspaper: Block 1 Ms. Moore Ms. Moore
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10 Do’s & Don’ts of 10 Do’s & Don’ts of Student BloggingStudent Blogging

Danielle McFarlaneDanielle McFarlaneJasmine WatkinsJasmine WatkinsShante JohnsonShante Johnson

January 29, 2010January 29, 2010Journalism/ Newspaper: Block 1Journalism/ Newspaper: Block 1

Ms. MooreMs. Moore

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OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE

To educate students To educate students in the do’s and don’ts in the do’s and don’ts when creating a blog.when creating a blog.

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HistoryHistory The term “web log” was coined by Jorn Barger on The term “web log” was coined by Jorn Barger on

December 1997.December 1997. The short form, “blog” was coined by Peter Merholz The short form, “blog” was coined by Peter Merholz

who joking broke the word weblog into the phrase who joking broke the word weblog into the phrase blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com in April or blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com in April or May 1999. May 1999.

Before blogging became popular, digital communities Before blogging became popular, digital communities took many forms. (Usenet, Genie, BiX, CompuServe, took many forms. (Usenet, Genie, BiX, CompuServe, e-mail lists and Bulletin Board Systems BBS).e-mail lists and Bulletin Board Systems BBS).

Modern blog evolved from the online dictionary.Modern blog evolved from the online dictionary. Early blogs were simply manually updated Early blogs were simply manually updated

components of common Web Sites. components of common Web Sites. The first blog community was launched by Bruce The first blog community was launched by Bruce

Ableson, it was called Open Diary. Others followed Ableson, it was called Open Diary. Others followed such as Live Journal, Pitas.com, and finally Evan such as Live Journal, Pitas.com, and finally Evan Williams and Meg Hourihan launched blogger.com in Williams and Meg Hourihan launched blogger.com in August 1999, purchased by Google in February 2003.August 1999, purchased by Google in February 2003.

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#1. Fair Comment#1. Fair Comment

DO feel free to DO feel free to post your post your opinions. A opinions. A journalist journalist opinions is opinions is protected by protected by fair fair commentcomment. . However . . . However . . .

Your goal is not Your goal is not to judge and to judge and make one feel make one feel bad. DON’T bad. DON’T forget that forget that though you can though you can write whatever write whatever you want, you you want, you have to be have to be mindful of what mindful of what you post.you post.

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#2. F.Y.E. #2. F.Y.E. (For Your Entertainment)(For Your Entertainment)

DO blog about DO blog about what interests what interests you. But, . . . you. But, . . .

DON’T forget DON’T forget what is what is appropriate for appropriate for today’s day and today’s day and age. Be aware of age. Be aware of what interests what interests your viewers.your viewers.

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#3.#3. ObjectivityObjectivity

DO try to DO try to accommodate accommodate both sides of an both sides of an issue while issue while blogging.blogging.

ObjectivityObjectivity should be an should be an important important element to your element to your blog. Your blog. Your opinions matter, opinions matter, but DON’T only but DON’T only give us one side give us one side of the story. You of the story. You will seem biased. will seem biased.

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#4. QUOTING & #4. QUOTING & PARAPHRASINGPARAPHRASING

DO use facts DO use facts from credible from credible sources. sources. However . . .However . . .

DON’T forget to DON’T forget to give credit to give credit to where credit is where credit is due. If not, you due. If not, you have committed have committed an illegal act an illegal act known as known as plagiarismplagiarism..

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#5. Ethics#5. Ethics

Being honest will Being honest will develop a great develop a great sense of sense of credibilitycredibility to to your blog. DO your blog. DO exercise good exercise good ethicsethics while while blogging.blogging.

Nobody likes a Nobody likes a liar, therefore try liar, therefore try not to lie on your not to lie on your blog. DON’T blog. DON’T forget to reread forget to reread your posts to your posts to make sure your make sure your data is accurate.data is accurate.

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#6. Current Events#6. Current Events

DO blog about DO blog about current events current events and seek to and seek to inform your inform your viewers but . . . viewers but . . .

DON’T limit your DON’T limit your findings to only findings to only local news. Talk local news. Talk about about entertainment, entertainment, technology, technology, politics, etc.politics, etc.

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#7. Be Relevant#7. Be Relevant

DO include the 5 DO include the 5 Ws and the H Ws and the H when blogging. when blogging. (Who, what, (Who, what, when, where, when, where, why, and how.)why, and how.)

DON’T confuse DON’T confuse your readers by your readers by writing in an writing in an unclear manner. unclear manner. Get straight to Get straight to the point so it the point so it will be easier for will be easier for viewers to follow viewers to follow and understand and understand what your saying. what your saying.

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#8. Multimedia#8. Multimedia

DO incorporate DO incorporate various ways of various ways of displaying displaying information into information into your blog. For your blog. For example, try example, try uploading photos uploading photos or videos.or videos.

DON’T over-do DON’T over-do on the on the multimedia. multimedia. Though Though multimedia is multimedia is good, to much of good, to much of anything can be anything can be bad. bad.

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#9. Get Them Hooked!#9. Get Them Hooked!

DO use filter DO use filter questions that questions that will engage will engage readers into your readers into your post.post.

DON’T always let DON’T always let the answer to the answer to the question just the question just be simply “YES” be simply “YES” or “NO”, or “NO”, because what because what was the point of was the point of asking the asking the question question anyways?anyways?

“How was your first day

of high school ?”

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#10. Language#10. Language

DO write in a DO write in a comfortable comfortable vernacular that vernacular that will will accommodate a accommodate a wide range wide range viewers.viewers.

DON’T use vulgar DON’T use vulgar stereotypical stereotypical language on your language on your blogs. Vulgarity blogs. Vulgarity can come across can come across as very offensive as very offensive to particular to particular groups of groups of people.people.

@#$%

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QuestionsQuestions

What is a filter question?What is a filter question? What is it called when you don’t give What is it called when you don’t give

credit to used sources?credit to used sources? Opinions of journalist are protected Opinions of journalist are protected

by _____________? by _____________?

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SourcesSources ABC News. (2005, September 15). What is Blogging? ABC News. (2005, September 15). What is Blogging?

Retrieved January 27, 2010, from ABC News. Retrieved January 27, 2010, from ABC News. http://www.abcnews.go.com. http://www.abcnews.go.com.

Codex. (2007,August 3). Introduction to Blogging. Retrieved Codex. (2007,August 3). Introduction to Blogging. Retrieved January 27, 2010, from Word Press. January 27, 2010, from Word Press. http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging.http://codex.wordpress.org/Introduction_to_Blogging.

Hourihan. (2002, June 13). What We’re Doing When Were Hourihan. (2002, June 13). What We’re Doing When Were Blogging. Retrieved January 27,2010, from O’Reilly. Blogging. Retrieved January 27,2010, from O’Reilly. http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/06/13/meghttp://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/javascript/2002/06/13/megnut.html. nut.html.