4 thing bloggers need to learn from journalists
ost people
normally take
blogging as
journalism. I
wouldn't say that
they're totally
wrong since the
two jobs deal with
information
distribution. There
are many things
bloggers can learn
from journalists
but I'll just put
down 4 of those
things.
1. Your Posts
Should Surround
A Particular
Niche
Most journalists
handle a particular
news section of
the company
they're working
for. Due to the
workload, they are
placed on different
sections that they
can handle. I don't
know why most
Nigerian bloggers
want to be like
"Linda Ikeji", that
posts about almost
everything. Make
your name known
in a specific niche .
If I think of Sports
Accessories and
kits , I think of
Nike, Puma and
Adidas, if I think of
smartphones, I
think about
Samsung,Infinix,
Tecno, etc.
What area will
people think about
and remember
you?
2. Avoiding
Plagiarism
There are too
many CTRL+C and
CTRL+V( copy and
paste ) bloggers
these days who
produce no
original content but
copy from other
people without
giving credit.
Journalists
understand the
importance of
avoiding
plagiarism because
they can get sued.
Bloggers are not
exempted from
this too. Google is
totally against this
too .
3.Avoid
Misleading
Headlines And
Writing False
Posts.
A journalist who
posts an article
with a misleading
headline can get
fired or punished
for it. Some
Nigerian bloggers
are guilty of this.
In a scenario that a
farmer takes his
chickens in a bus
to market and
something
happens to the
bus, an average
blogger may twist
the topic to "
Passengers turn to
fowl at Ketu
Market". It's quite
strange.
Although the
online community
loves dramatic
titles and stories, it
won't be nice to
lose the trust your
readers because
you made a false
post.
4. Have A Post
Schedule
Articles of most
journalists that
have columns on
their various
newspapers
usually come up
on specific days.
It's a good way to
keep readers
engaged.
This helps readers
of the column
know which day
their favorite
column would be
coming up.
As a blogger
keeping a post
schedule also
makes your
readers know
when to come
back and read new
posts.
Did I miss
anything?. Let me
know.
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Created at 2016-12-15 02:44:01
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