Feb 16 - Citizens journalism

Workshop:
Extending your blog skills: commenting, link equity, search engine optimization (SEO)
Links:

• http://google.com/reader
• http://www.tumblr.com/goodies - call in audio, Facebook, Twitter, apps

DUE today:

• create your blog at http://tumblr.com
• write your 1st post entitled "Hello, world!" - introduce your blog to the world - indicate the topic(s) and lenses you will be dealing with
• your 2nd post - this is your first "real" post after the intro
• email me your blog URL

Readings: 

• Introduction, The Assault on Reason by Al Gore [pdf]
• WikiLeaks, Revolution, and the Lost Cojones of American Journalism by Naomi Wolf [pdf]
• Spotlight Again Falls on Web Tools and Change by Scott Shane [pdf]
• Egypt: Too soon to analyze - post by Ethan Zuckerman

Additional resource:
Handbook for bloggers and cyber-dissidents [pdf]