Culture Clash: Journalism and the Communal Ethos of the Blogosphere

In taking the costs of publishing to their near vanishing point, blogging represents one of the most democratic media or media formats in history. As such, traditional print journalism’s natural response has been to embrace the form, encourage it, proliferate it, and to use blogs to fulfill journalism’s mission of informing an electorate and, therefore, bettering democracy. Not quite.

Carroll, Brian. Into the Blogosphere (2004). Articles>Communication>Journalism>Blogging

The Outrage Industries: The Role of Journalists and Activists in Risk Controversies

One of the best established principles in the risk perception and risk communication field is that awareness of other people's outrage increases one's own outrage.

Sandman, Peter M. psandman.com (2006). Articles>Risk Communication>Journalism

Strategies for Placing Stories in Top Markets

Start by studying prime targets. Then write pitch letters showing editors how to meet their readers' needs with minimal effort.

Writing that Works (2003). Articles>Business Communication>Journalism