Naomi Jenkins

Edward Randolph

Jonathan Davis

Demarcus Palmer

Ms. Moore

Newspaper/ Journalism I

1st Block

ObjectiveObjective

To teach you about: To teach you about: What’s right to do What’s right to do

when bloggingwhen blogging What’s not right to What’s not right to

do when bloggingdo when blogging Some vocabulary Some vocabulary words (underlined) words (underlined)

# 1 Fair Comment & # 1 Fair Comment & Criticism Criticism

Fair comment & criticismFair comment & criticism protects a journalist’s published protects a journalist’s published opinion. opinion. DO DO state and express state and express your opinions, but... your opinions, but...

DON’T DON’T be malevolent. Yes you are be malevolent. Yes you are protected but someone once said, “Do protected but someone once said, “Do onto others as you would want them to onto others as you would want them to

do onto you.” If you don't to be do onto you.” If you don't to be ‘bashed’ about something you said, ‘bashed’ about something you said,

did or wrote then don't ‘bash’ others.did or wrote then don't ‘bash’ others.

#2 Ethics#2 Ethics

DODO have have ethicsethics (moral principles). (moral principles). Be honest and fair in Be honest and fair in gathering, reporting, gathering, reporting, and/or advertising and/or advertising information.information.

DON’T DON’T use use slanderslander or false or false statements/materiastatements/material that might offend l that might offend anyone. anyone.

@*$#!+#%&

#3 Quote- Not Plagiarize #3 Quote- Not Plagiarize DO DO quote from quote from

other people, it other people, it shows some shows some intelligence-so they intelligence-so they say- but... say- but...

DON’T DON’T take someone take someone else's creative works else's creative works and call it your own and call it your own because that's because that's plagiarizingplagiarizing. . Plagiarizing is bad and Plagiarizing is bad and illegal if you get illegal if you get caught.caught.““Love is a Love is a

better better teacher than teacher than dutyduty”” -Albert -Albert EinsteinEinstein

Love is a Love is a better better teacher than teacher than dutyduty -Naomi -Naomi Jenkins Jenkins

#4 Is there a reason to your #4 Is there a reason to your posts?posts?

What is the point of What is the point of your post? your post? DODO have have meanings/reasons meanings/reasons to your posts and to your posts and make sure your make sure your readers understand readers understand the point.the point.

DON’T DON’T post obscure post obscure or meaningless or meaningless material. Its BORING! material. Its BORING! And confusing trying And confusing trying to figure out where to figure out where your going with what your going with what your writing. your writing.

He’s obviously He’s obviously bored bored

# 5 Your Audience and You# 5 Your Audience and You DODO be aware of be aware of

your your audience/readers. audience/readers. Is what your Is what your posting going to posting going to affect your readers affect your readers in a negative way? in a negative way?

DON’T DON’T post post negative, racist, or negative, racist, or spiteful material spiteful material that could affect that could affect your readers in a your readers in a negative way.negative way.

These people right here!

# 6 Don’t Vent# 6 Don’t Vent

DODO express your express your dislike of a topic, it dislike of a topic, it is not harmful to the is not harmful to the posters to disagree, posters to disagree, it makes for good it makes for good conversation.conversation.

Blog about intresting Blog about intresting topicstopics

DON’TDON’T vent or rant vent or rant about other posts or about other posts or a topic because its a topic because its annoying and no one annoying and no one wants to read that.wants to read that.

People like to read People like to read things that don’t things that don’t make them want to make them want to turn the computer turn the computer off.off.

Your ranting like this

Your readers are like this

# 7 Ask Questions# 7 Ask Questions

DO tDO try to engage ry to engage others in others in conversation and let conversation and let them be able to them be able to actually think about actually think about what your writing.what your writing.

One great way to do One great way to do that: Ask questions that: Ask questions

DON’TDON’T let all you’re let all you’re questions have yes or questions have yes or no answers…There is no no answers…There is no point to it then. You point to it then. You want your readers to be want your readers to be able to actually think able to actually think about your writings and about your writings and have them to comment.have them to comment.

But make sure your But make sure your questions actually make questions actually make sensesense

#8 Current Events#8 Current Events

DODO express you’re express you’re thoughts on events thoughts on events that are inside and that are inside and outside you’re outside you’re country but…country but…

DON’T DON’T just put just put only international only international events.events.

Explain what it has Explain what it has to do with your to do with your own country.own country.

#9 Comfort ability#9 Comfort ability DO DO make people feel make people feel

like home when they like home when they go to you’re page, or go to you’re page, or at least comfortable. at least comfortable.

Obviously, Obviously, DON’T DON’T make make your page confusing, your page confusing, difficult to read and/or difficult to read and/or uncomfortable for people. uncomfortable for people. No one wants to come to a No one wants to come to a page that makes them feel page that makes them feel uncomfortable.uncomfortable.

# 10 Write Reviews# 10 Write Reviews

DO DO write reviewswrite reviews.. It's always great to It's always great to write reviews, it may help some of your write reviews, it may help some of your readers know more about products, readers know more about products, music, movies and/or books/magazines. music, movies and/or books/magazines.

DON’TDON’T write a really mocking write a really mocking review unless you have rock-solid review unless you have rock-solid reasoning behind it. Make sure all reasoning behind it. Make sure all your points are right. your points are right.

Just because you’re mad and don’t like it, don’t write anything you’ll regret, like kitty. It’s not worth it.

# 11 Be Yourself# 11 Be Yourself

DODO be yourself. If you be yourself. If you present yourself present yourself honestly then you'll honestly then you'll have no reasons to have no reasons to worry.worry.

DON’T DON’T pretend to be pretend to be something you're notsomething you're not.. Like claiming your Like claiming your friends with high-friends with high-society people. Or that society people. Or that your really rich, when your really rich, when your really not. your really not.

# 12 Last but not # 12 Last but not least: Have Fun! ! !least: Have Fun! ! !

DODO have fun. Enjoy have fun. Enjoy posting and what posting and what you post.you post.

DON’TDON’T not have not have fun. If you don’t fun. If you don’t enjoy posting then enjoy posting then 4 times out of 5, 4 times out of 5, neither will other neither will other people.people.

SummarySummary

When blogging you should When blogging you should express your express your opinions, but don’t be malevolent. opinions, but don’t be malevolent. Have Have ethicsethics and not and not slanderslander. . It’s ok to quote from It’s ok to quote from other people but illegal to other people but illegal to plagiarizeplagiarize. . Have Have meanings/reasons to your posts. meanings/reasons to your posts. Be aware Be aware of your audience/readers. of your audience/readers. Express your Express your dislike of a topic but don’t rant-it’s dislike of a topic but don’t rant-it’s annoying. annoying. Ask questionsAsk questions to get readers to to get readers to actually think about what your writing. actually think about what your writing. Express you’re thoughts on national and Express you’re thoughts on national and international events. international events. Make people feel Make people feel comfortable. comfortable. Write reviews. Write reviews. Be yourself. Be yourself. And HAVE FUN! ! ! !And HAVE FUN! ! ! !

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