Final Blog Post, Ricki Cundliffe

At the end of the day, the most important thing I took away from this class was how to properly proofread, as well as how to blog in order to add to the World Wide Web. I think there's a huge difference between personal websites, and public blogging sites (which I never really thought of before). Also, I learned a lot about internal/external links, and how to properly cite sources. I didn't really realize what an important role technology plays in journalism now-a-days!

I had never blogged before taking this class, because I didn't really see the point of it. However, I liked reading some of the blog posts from fellow classmates, and being able to compare and contrast the views between everyone. Personally, I'm not sure if my own blog posts really added anything to the online world, but hey, I tried right? I don't know if I will go on to blog on my own time, but I'm happy that I know what it's all about and how to do it properly. If you were to continue on blogging, I think it would be important to expand your writing in a sense that more research should be done, and more specific topics should be tackled.

I've also gotten out of the habit of "txtspk," or whatever it's supposed to be called. I never thought twice before about putting the number "2" rather than spelling out the word, and I would type things like "b/w," rather than spelling out the word "between." After learning to properly blog, though, I think it's important to take that extra few seconds to properly spell and punctuate, because who's to say that someone will actually understand the "txtspk?" Meanwhile, I don't want my work to look unprofessional or rushed, because that automatically takes away credibility/reliability.

I learned what the proper signs are to edit, and I think it's something that should be taught much earlier in life (before post secondary school). Every teacher has a different marking and editing system, and I think these signs should be universal in order to prevent confusion and 15 different students shouting out, "I don't get what this says!" Personally, I like structure and obvious outlines, so as a journalist, I would like to see these signs taught (preached, basically) in order to teach people to properly edit work at an earlier age. After all, editing and proofreading is the final step in creating a great piece of writing.

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