Comments on: Blog http://blog.evesun.com/2007/01/24/blog/ Reporters' Blog for the Evening Sun Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:07:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Jessica http://blog.evesun.com/2007/01/24/blog/#comment-1792 Jessica Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:54:58 +0000 http://blog.evesun.com/2007/01/24/blog/#comment-1792 I think the whole point of a blog is to express your opinion. Just because you're a reporter doesn't mean that you should have to be completly neutral on every topic. That's not a reasonable requirement. If people don't care about our opinions, they don't have to read our blogs. Personally, I think they can be an excellent tool for getting discussions started. Just like with editorials, columns and our weekly debates, it is understood that the views expressed in the blogs are opinions and not facts. People are free to comment on the blogs or argue their opinion if they have a different view. I think the whole point of a blog is to express your opinion. Just because you’re a reporter doesn’t mean that you should have to be completly neutral on every topic. That’s not a reasonable requirement.

If people don’t care about our opinions, they don’t have to read our blogs. Personally, I think they can be an excellent tool for getting discussions started. Just like with editorials, columns and our weekly debates, it is understood that the views expressed in the blogs are opinions and not facts. People are free to comment on the blogs or argue their opinion if they have a different view.

]]> By: Maggie Shayne http://blog.evesun.com/2007/01/24/blog/#comment-1791 Maggie Shayne Thu, 25 Jan 2007 13:23:50 +0000 http://blog.evesun.com/2007/01/24/blog/#comment-1791 We're all feeling our way through the new age, and blogging is a part of that for a lot of us. As a fiction writer with a blog of my own, it's always a challenge to know just how much of my daily life to write about. You reveal too much, you turn off some readers, but on the other hand, die-hard fans love a personal touch. It's a constant, daily judgment call on where to draw the line. I've seen some authors post gripes about their publishers, and get into serious hot water with them for it. One posted about a book she was judging in a contest, and got her hand slapped by the contest's organizers, even though she didn't name the book. And forget about posting anything concerning family. How do standup comedians keep from being murdered in their sleep? I imagine it must be very tough for journalists. But as a reader, I really enjoy the blogs. I read the news stories and know they're objective and non-biased, but sometimes I'm just dying to know what the reporter really thinks. In the blog, I can find out. And I would hope anyone smart enough to read a newspaper is also smart enough to know what they're reading. Stories: objective and unbiased Blogs: Honest personal opinions (that do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this paper, its owners, staff or advertisers.) =) Simple. I still haven't figured out where the poetry fits in, but that's probably a blog in itself. We’re all feeling our way through the new age, and blogging is a part of that for a lot of us. As a fiction writer with a blog of my own, it’s always a challenge to know just how much of my daily life to write about. You reveal too much, you turn off some readers, but on the other hand, die-hard fans love a personal touch. It’s a constant, daily judgment call on where to draw the line. I’ve seen some authors post gripes about their publishers, and get into serious hot water with them for it. One posted about a book she was judging in a contest, and got her hand slapped by the contest’s organizers, even though she didn’t name the book. And forget about posting anything concerning family. How do standup comedians keep from being murdered in their sleep?

I imagine it must be very tough for journalists. But as a reader, I really enjoy the blogs. I read the news stories and know they’re objective and non-biased, but sometimes I’m just dying to know what the reporter really thinks. In the blog, I can find out.

And I would hope anyone smart enough to read a newspaper is also smart enough to know what they’re reading.
Stories: objective and unbiased
Blogs: Honest personal opinions (that do not necessarily reflect the opinions of this paper, its owners, staff or advertisers.) =)
Simple.

I still haven’t figured out where the poetry fits in, but that’s probably a blog in itself.

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