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News
Weblogs: What they
are and how to write them
By Adrianne
Loggins
Bulletin Staff
Newspapers are becoming more
involved online, including in the blogosphere, making it beneficial
for journalists to become knowledgeable about blogging to remain qualified
in their field, according to several journalists who are also bloggers.
As a way to counteract declining
print sales, newspapers are building an active online presence, and
many journalists write news Weblogs, besides writing stories for print,
as a new way to cover their beats.
In a post on PoynterOnline, Amy Gahran, Tidbits editor for PoynterOnline, said journalists
at any stage in their careers who hope to keep their jobs and stay relevant
should “aspire to be as findable as possible” by establishing
blogs. MORE>
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