The importance of blogging as a journalism student

 

Blogs are the greatest invention in journalism. Blogging is a way for news agencies to be open and connect with their audiences/ readers. Blogging is an excellent way for journalism students to practice writing and create a web presence for themselves. Blogging is another way of developing a journalism student in analytical thinking and increasing learning to a higher level. Blogging is the light at the end of the manipulated tunnel. It is the last platform that grants you to create content and attract readers without interference from a third party. 

courtesy to google. August 21,2019

A blog is a process of managing a blog from the generation of ideas to the publishing process. This includes the following tasks required to run a blog: Bloggers may write blog posts on other blogs to implement permission and extend the network. Bloggers build bonds with readers/viewers and other bloggers by initiating conversations in the comments section

Bloggers create bonds with their audience and the other bloggers by initiating online conversations in the comment section. Blogs promise to display journalists as human beings with opinions, emotions, and personal lives. Blogs can bring a refreshing new openness to the newsroom by bringing personality to the reporters. Blogs have exploded in popularity in the past years, fuelled by greater access to bandwidth and low-cost, often free software. The good thing about a blog is that they introduce a fresh voice into the national discourse on various topics and assist build communities of interest through its collections of links. The transparency of blogging has contributed to the news agencies becoming available and interactive. Maintaining a blog, which allows journalism students to apply what they learn to the real world, but essentially to areas and career goals of personal interest.

Blogs are simple and straightforward, a great way to practice writing in a vulnerable and self-correcting way. There is nothing like a blog to help journalism students to practice responsible and transparent writing. As a journalism/ mass communication student, it is certainly encouraged to start blogging as blogs create connections between concepts in fields of study that are very different or seem to occupy different parts of your thinking.