Determining a Conflict of Interest: An Introduction
If you’re just blogging or writing an online publication on your own, then you don’t have to deal with a conflict of interest all that often. It’s easy to recognize within yourself, and you could perhaps use your conflict of interest as part of your branding, as part of building the business, and as part [...]
4 Things to Think About When Starting a Blog or Online Publication
Starting your own blog, online publication, or online magazine may be easier and cheaper than ever, but that doesn’t mean the venture is a simple or smooth road. There is plenty to think about when getting started, with everything from the name and the design to what you’re going to write about every day, every [...]
4 Ways to Catch and to Prevent Plagiarism
Nobody wants plagiarism on their blog or online publication, but it can be tough to prevent and harder to catch. It’s tempting for some to plagiarize with the ease and wealth of information out there, and a misunderstand of what plagiarism is can mean false positives (and false negatives) upon your editorial review. To make [...]
Plagiarism 101 for Blogs and Online Publications
Plagiarism is the cardinal sin of online writing and publishing. No one wants it to happen on their website because it ruins credibility, quality, and search engine rankings. It’s understood to be a huge ethical problem. However, with the Internet, it’s easier than ever to plagiarize while being just as difficult to catch it or [...]
How News Websites and Online Publications Can Do SEO
Search engine optimization isn’t just for businesses. If you want your content to get found online (which would include news websites and online publications, then you do need to think about SEO practices. Although you won’t be implementing the exact same tactics as a company website, there are ways you can do SEO as well [...]
What a Koch Brothers Newspaper Purchase Would Mean for News
It’s rumored the billionaire industrialists David and Charles Koch are considering a purchase of the Tribune Co. a media conglomerate that includes titles such as the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Baltimore Sun. Although neither the Koch Brothers, or their spokesperson, have confirmed or denied the rumor, such a possibility is a [...]
How to Determine What Your Audience Needs to Know
When covering news stories, whether they are niche news stories or general interest stories, it’s important to be able to determine what your audience needs to know versus what they want to know. The easy way is to write about anything and everything that will generate clicks, sell ad space, and be shared online. We’re [...]
3 Big Principles for Media Creators
Blogs and online publications are now part of the news industry, major media creators with large audiences and even larger influence. Whether you just started your blog yesterday, or you’ve been operating your online publication for several years, hopefully you operate by a few principles to ensure that you’re providing quality news and quality work. [...]
5 Ways to Maintain an Awesome Social Media Presence
Just like with any other type of brand or business, a blog or online publication needs a great social media presence in order to build a solid audience. You can’t rely on great content and SEO to get you there, as you need to amplify your content through social media. If you need help building [...]
Setting a Policy on Corrections
Everyone makes mistakes from time to time when publishing the latest blog post or news article, and sometimes errors are caught right away and changes can be made immediately. Other times, an error isn’t caught until a few hours, or even a few days (if at all), which is not only short-sighted in publishing but [...]
