Blogging done right

One reason for creating this blog was to familiarize students with blogging techniques. As American Journalism Review points out, newspaper staffers are blogging like crazy. So it's a skill set that many of you will need. This list of 10 tips on writing a blogpost is a good guide. Blogging won't do you much good if you ignore traditional journalistic principles. You won't want to show a recruiter your posts if they're filled with spelling or grammar errors. And although the blogosphere seems more freewheeling than traditional print news outlets, you should take a look at the blogging ethics code posted on the cyberjournalist site.