Blogging: Quality versus speed
Business Week Online's Stephen Baker has detailed the editorial difference between a magazine and a blog. I'm a former print journalist myself, however I'm amazed at the editing steps at Business Week.
He also reports that Business Week doesn't blog investigative pieces or complex financial stories because of the risk of errors. Those stories need to go through a complex editorial process.
One of the problems I've found whilst blogging is that it is difficult to produce regular posts and maintain quality, both in content and grammar. I often re-read previous posts and am horrified by some of the grammatical errors and typos I've made. As most writers know however, it is very difficult to edit your own work - so I don't feel two bad (ok, that's a joke).
The grammatical quality of blogs versus traditional media would make an interesting research project. I'll get right onto that…
He also reports that Business Week doesn't blog investigative pieces or complex financial stories because of the risk of errors. Those stories need to go through a complex editorial process.
One of the problems I've found whilst blogging is that it is difficult to produce regular posts and maintain quality, both in content and grammar. I often re-read previous posts and am horrified by some of the grammatical errors and typos I've made. As most writers know however, it is very difficult to edit your own work - so I don't feel two bad (ok, that's a joke).
The grammatical quality of blogs versus traditional media would make an interesting research project. I'll get right onto that…
posted by PR Hits, misses and close calls at 1:04 AM
1 Comments:
It's not the typos that torpedo the credibility of some writing. It's the lack of fact checking.
When we had the mining disaster in West Virginia (here in the States) and several major news outlets reported that 12 of 13 miners were alive, they simply ignored accuracy for speed.
As a fellow blogger, I periodically find myself making a lil snafu with diction or punctuation or whatever. Most readers are pretty forgiving. Typos aren't equal to lying though.
And about the only defense I've found is to write an entry one day and come back the next to re-read and make it actually post it.
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