I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about social media and bloggers of late. I’ve been involved in a research project that has been exploring entrepreneurial journalism (innovative ways for journalism to be presented in the future), which includes bloggers, and I have been focusing on what makes them successful. It is of course no… Continue reading Social media best practice for bloggers
I’ll be in Melbourne next week running a workshop for the Australian Medical Writers’ Association on blogging (very excited about getting back down to Melbourne town!). Below are the notes that will be used in the course. A special thanks for Melissa Sweet from the Croakey Blog who pointed out some of the blogging examples… Continue reading Effective blogging for medical writers
As soon as an election is announced attention isn’t just turned to the major parties and their leaders, but also the media. How are the major players portrayed? How are the issues covered? And sometimes whether they are actually covered at all. Then as we get closer to poll day speculation turns to how ‘plugged… Continue reading Blogging in an election year
Tomorrow I will be running a course for the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance on blogging for journalists. In my mind the biggest issue for journalists deciding to blog is determining what is their ultimate goal – why are they blogging? Is it to engage with the digital medium? Is it to market themselves and… Continue reading Getting started in blogging as a journalist
It’s occurred to me that I have too many bad habits that make me feel incredibly guilty. But before you start thinking of me in this fabulously debauched rockstar lifestyle, I should say that my sparse blogging is one of those bad habits. Keith Richards eat your heart out, I know. But the fact is… Continue reading The death of the blog
The students have gone so I should have more time to be dedicating to blogging here, but unfortunately there always seems to be something sucking my time. This week it has been working on my blog post for Project TOTO. Project TOTO is a fabulous program run by Action Aid aimed at giving communities in… Continue reading Online journalism is in fact about the traditional roots of journalism
It’s the last week of semester so hopefully that means I won’t be neglecting this blog as much in the future. My days have been spent madly marking student blogs, which has resulted in a number of conversations about whether in fact I should have students blogging at all. For those who are regular readers… Continue reading Why journalism students should blog
I know I have been very remiss and hardly blogging at all. I have actually been quite unwell and with the semester in full swing it can be hard to find the time to blog. But I’m back with a few new thoughts for you. I few weeks ago I blogged on why individuals should… Continue reading Why blog – for news organisations
This is a question I get asked fairly regularly from students and from journalists in online/ multimedia training sessions. I have always thought that it is pretty obvious, but apparently not. So here are just a few reasons: For indviduals It is a great way to show a potential editor that a) you can write… Continue reading Why blog?
I have been busy getting ready for next semester and thought I would share my top 5 tips for online writing. I think the fundamentals for good writing apply to online, just as they do for any other media, but there a few points worth reiterating and a few more worth considering. Short and direct:… Continue reading 5 top tips for online writing
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