Week 7
Oct 3rd, 2010 by Maria Burns Ortiz
Week 7 – Navigating the Blogsphere. (Oct. 19)
Sports blogs – Part II. Blogs as reporting tools and the rise of the live blog.
Readings:
• “How Gawker Ripped Off My Newspaper Story.” Ian Shapira, Washington Post.
• “Has the Blog Killed the Journalist?” Jeanne Sager, The Stir.
• “Blogs: All the noise that fits.” Michael Skube, Los Angeles TImes.
• “Journalism that Bloggers Actually Do.” Jay Rosen, Los Angeles Times.
• “I Am Not a Blogger.” Chris Allbritton, Back to Iraq.
• “Tension over sports blogs.” Tim Arango, New York Times.
• “SportsGrid Presents: The Top 25 Sports Bloggers, Writers, And Tweeters.” Davis/Fogarty, Mediaite.
• “NCAA Puts Limits on Live Blogging.” Mike Masnick, Techdirt.
• Yahoo! Sports UFC 118 Live Analysis.
• NESN.com Patriots-Ravens Live Blog.
Additional Sites:
• ESPNBoston.com Patriots Blog – Mike Reiss.
• D.C. Sports Bog – Dan Steinberg. (Make sure to read the “What the Heck Is This?” link at the top.)
Blog Assignment: Post three short (one per day, approx. 200-300 words) straightforward sports blogs on topical sports news.
Final Project Outline Due.
Skill: Useful Terms and Concepts
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