Get to know about blogging

What I learnt from blogging



Speak your mind and express your thoughts and ideas through blogging ,its so simple like eating cake .All thanks to Ms Pritchard our media studies lecture broke down all the fundamental things we need know about blogging and this has helped me to understand more about blogging and things you have to apply whenever you blog .

Ms Pritchard stated that Whenever you blog never intentionally deceive others and yet be accountable for what you post because as a blogger you have to have to reason to all comments  about what you posted .Don't restrict access  to certain people from posting on your blog, encourage people to comment, build relationships by responding to emails and comments therefore by doing you enable to find you more credible and they can spread a positive word of mouth about your blog.

Revealing your identity is an important factor when it comes to blogging people actually want to know the main person who is responsible for the blog that also assures credibility.
 

Five tips for PR student bloggers

 

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1. Create a Blog

Firstly create a blog and briefly highlight what your blog will be about ,provide a brief a statement about yourself and reveal your personal affiliations and conflicts of interest ,blogging requires orientation ,information and action. Whenever you blog do not be formal ,use a conversational tone that allows the target publics to be in comfortable state to comment

2. Consistently Posts

Be Active and consistent post at least three times a week, preferably every other day, in order to keep people interested don't just post after a while because that will make your target to lose interest ,the more you active the more the audience also gets active ,nobody likes waiting so do I .

 

3. Being Simple is the key

Don't get caught up in the length of your posts. They don't have to be long. They can be random thoughts or bits of news regarding your industry. make them interesting. short paragraphs and yet make sure that your grammar is correct and clear.450 words are enough ,people don't want to read lengthily posts .

4. Encourage Comments

Allow comments. You can moderate comments, but comments create the viral effect by allowing your readers to interact with you, by constantly commenting your posts its shows that you an active blogger and that makes the audience to constantly comment in order to  know more about point of view and that increase your blogs publicity .

5. Your Title must grab attention

Always be creative. Not only do they capture the attention of potential readers, but those search engines love blog titles. your blog must be able to attract people to read it

to learn more about blogging visit:

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Do we still need journalists in the age of social media?

        
                                                                               



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Gone are those days of waiting for a paper boy.The digital age has enabled everybody to be able to play a role of being an anchor of current events ,now its even much more easier to even publish any recent event which has taken place through social networks and  people get to share what is being posted and within a few minutes the story spreads and yet trends throughout .





Gini Dietrich explains that social media is a shift of how we attain information ,nomore constantly reading the newspaper from the front till back while drinking coffee in the morning .Now we get to attain information 24/7 from anywhere .Gini Dietrich  also states that social media enables us to network, it flattens the world and give us access to attain a wide range of things .Social Media is all about influencing people and get them aware and interested ,lately nobody wants to sit and read a pile of newspapers or books ,people prefer user-friendly media to access information at anytime





social networks

Lisa Buyer explains that Public Relations communicates the news and influences ,receives and respond to  the news through usage of media ,PR is stated as a hub of an organization since it influences and shapes the image and reputation of a particular brand .Public Relations connects a brand to its publics through direct messages this include print ,broadcast ,radio ,digital video or social media which has tend to be the great influencer of a brands image and reputation. visit http://goo.gl/hVpL50 to learn more about social media.

SPJ Code of Ethics states that the duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty although Journalist play an important role when it comes to credibility but the role of journalism is fading since social media was introduced and this has made people to prefer using social media since its rather interactive and easy to access. Visit http://goo.gl/BlCLSH to know more about SPJ Code of Ethics

 

 Authenticity Issues of Social Media: Credibility, Quality and Reality by Shahrinaz Ismail states that social media is getting more credible even though it has not attained a favourable image towards authenticity due to number of people who provide opposing parts of information but Ismail states that social media provides masses with what they want to read .

 











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The fact is we still need journalists since they provide credible information with relevant sources and yes Lisa Buyer stated how social media has become the overall influencer but think about when journalism combines with social media to provide credible and easy accessible information how effective it will be for everyone. Journalism will forever remain important through out the digital age.