Comments on: Poynter’s pointers on managing intern/reporter blogs http://merandawrites.com/2008/05/05/poynters-pointers-on-managing-internreporter-blogs/ curious by nature, journalist by trade Sun, 12 Oct 2008 07:49:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Steve B. http://merandawrites.com/2008/05/05/poynters-pointers-on-managing-internreporter-blogs/#comment-19780 Fri, 09 May 2008 04:55:11 +0000 http://merandawrites.com/2008/05/05/poynters-pointers-on-managing-internreporter-blogs/#comment-19780 Hey there. I read this, too. I actually plan on starting a personal-ish blog while in Peoria this summer. I want to pair it up with my WordPress, which is the more an exhibition of my professional work -- you saw it, I think. Anyway ... I want to create a main Web site, such as stevenbushong.com, and with some sweet flash interaction, give people a choice: WordPress or personal blog. I'm excited. I'll send it to you when I'm done! Hey there. I read this, too. I actually plan on starting a personal-ish blog while in Peoria this summer. I want to pair it up with my WordPress, which is the more an exhibition of my professional work — you saw it, I think. Anyway … I want to create a main Web site, such as stevenbushong.com, and with some sweet flash interaction, give people a choice: WordPress or personal blog. I’m excited. I’ll send it to you when I’m done!

]]> by: Kate Martin http://merandawrites.com/2008/05/05/poynters-pointers-on-managing-internreporter-blogs/#comment-19444 Tue, 06 May 2008 13:20:48 +0000 http://merandawrites.com/2008/05/05/poynters-pointers-on-managing-internreporter-blogs/#comment-19444 I saw that Poynter column. Tons of papers don't have blogging policies. One SPJ training I went to this past winter, the speaker asked which papers did not have a blogging policy. I think every hand went up unless they were with the PI or the Times. That said, my hand went up too. I tried asking about a blogging policy early in my stay here, and it seems to be "don't ask, don't tell," just like my last paper. It's not like blogging is a dirty word or act, but that is how they were treating it. It's slightly disappointing but I understand some organizations are slow to change when they are used to doing everything the same way. I saw that Poynter column. Tons of papers don’t have blogging policies. One SPJ training I went to this past winter, the speaker asked which papers did not have a blogging policy. I think every hand went up unless they were with the PI or the Times. That said, my hand went up too.

I tried asking about a blogging policy early in my stay here, and it seems to be “don’t ask, don’t tell,” just like my last paper. It’s not like blogging is a dirty word or act, but that is how they were treating it. It’s slightly disappointing but I understand some organizations are slow to change when they are used to doing everything the same way.

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