Science Blogging: The Essential Guide by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2016-02-29T23:00:00+00:00

Being a Useful Blogger

Blogging is more than just about commenting, snarking, and making lists of animated GIFs. It can be a very powerful medium. Because blogging’s emphasis is on speed and because it offers the freedom to tackle stories in creative ways that fall outside of the norms of traditional journalism, it can give journalistic writers a way to make valuable contributions to the news ecosystem. By finding and highlighting important or interesting stories, explaining and contextualizing discoveries or events, or using their expertise to dig up stories on topics with a niche appeal, bloggers can tell stories that would often have been left untold.

Blogging is not a surefire way to break into journalism. There is no one way to begin a career in any field. Yet whereas school and internships often keep aspiring writers within tight constraints, blogging is all about freedom. It’s a way to try new things, to showcase your skills, and to reap the rewards when you discover something that works. Blogging can be high risk and high reward, but those risks and rewards will be all yours.

COLIN SCHULTZ is an editor at Hakai Magazine. He has also written for Smithsonian Magazine and for the American Geophysical Union’s newspaper, Eos.

Colin is based in Ontario. Find him at his website, https://colinschultz.wordpress.com, or follow him on Twitter, @_ColinS_.

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