blogging

Do Bloggers Need an Ethical Code?

Stevie Converse — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:25:42 -0400

Full article: World Editors Forum
Katherine Travers
The strength of the blog lies in fact that it can represent an individual voice. But how can we know how information is gathered and whether the writer(s) of the blog is employing ethical and honest practices in writing? Is it possible, is it right, to unite the blogoshpere under a code of ethical practice?

Blogging Is Dead Just Like the Web Is Dead

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:04:43 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Mathew Ingram
Blogging is on the decline, according to a recent report, and it is declining particularly among young people, who are using social networks such as Facebook instead. Pretty straightforward, right? Except that the actual story said something quite different: Blogging activity is actually increasing, not decreasing. And as the report points out, plenty of young people are still blogging via the Tumblr platform, even though they may not think of it as "blogging." What blogging is really doing is evolving.

Content Farming: Is Online Media Just a Digital Sweatshop?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 07:04:17 -0500

Full article: GigaOM
Matthew Ingram
Many seem to think that the sale of the <em>Huffington Post<em> and the IPO of Demand Media mean we have entered the age of "digital sharecropping." But is this really such a new thing? All the Web has really done is accelerate and amplify a phenomenon that has long existed in the media game.

Social Media Debate a Mortgage Mess, Science and Religion

Stevie Converse — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:34:15 -0400

Full article: Project for Excellence in Journalism
The home mortgage crisis, fueled recently by charges of fraudulent foreclosure procedures, triggered angry reactions aimed at multiple culprits from bloggers of all political stripes last week. The No. 2 story last week was a controversial column by Professor Jerry A. Coyne from the University of Chicago. The third biggest topic was education.

Blog Networks Try One More Time to Turn Local Journalism into Cash

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:58:25 -0400

Full article: GigaOM
Mathew Ingram
Can building a network of local bloggers help turn online journalism into a money-making proposition? Two new media ventures are hoping that it can, and have partnered with a startup called GrowthSpur to try and make that hope become a reality.

Cuba Blogger Cannot Receive Prize

Stevie Converse — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:17:21 -0400

Full article: BBC News
A dissident Cuban blogger cannot go to New York to receive a top journalism prize, after the authorities upheld a ban on her travel abroad.

A Blogger Makes a Pitch for Supporting Print

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:04:17 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Stephanie Clifford
Blogs are often criticized for helping to kill print media. Last week, though, the prominent political blogger Andrew Sullivan used his forum on TheAtlantic.com to tell readers to subscribe to the print edition of the magazine. It worked.

The Rise of the Professional Blogger

Stevie Converse — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 10:45:12 -0400

Full article: The Atlantic
Benjamin Carlson
While no one would deny that blogging has lowered the barriers to self-publication by average citizens, the free-wheeling fraternal spirit of blogging has become increasingly subject to market disciplines. As a result blogging has evolved to become a lot more like a traditional mass medium.

Notice Those Ads on Blogs? Regulators Do, Too

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:00:12 -0400

Full article: New York Times
Stephanie Clifford
Bloggers, be warned. Advertisers, you too. Two of the National Advertising Review Council's investigative units plan to announce their first decisions involving blogs. Their recommendations call for clear disclosure when a company is sponsoring a site or paying for product reviews.

Senate Panel Probes Paid Blogger Problem

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 08:42:35 -0400

Full article: National Journal
The Internet has provided opportunities for techniques like viral marketing that add complexities to the government's job of monitoring deceptive advertising. And blogging, by its nature, has encouraged an explosion of discourse about practically every product available. The FTC needs to crack down on those who are cashing in by writing favorably about a product.