{"id":3744,"date":"2011-03-26T10:31:10","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T16:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/?p=3744"},"modified":"2011-03-26T11:23:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-26T17:23:00","slug":"you-too-can-be-a-citizen-journalist-whatever-that-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/loco\/you-too-can-be-a-citizen-journalist-whatever-that-is\/","title":{"rendered":"You, too, can be a Citizen Journalist &ndash; whatever that is"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><font style=\"background-color: #a5b592\">Start blogging.<\/font><\/strong> Writing is an exquisite exploration of the world and self, at once. If you think you have nothing to say, think again. If you think no one will care, you\u2019re in for a surprise, but don\u2019t despair if it seems no one is reading \u2013 they just don\u2019t think they have anything to say. Setting up a blog takes a few minutes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wordpress.com\">www.wordpress.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\">www.blogger.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Consider using <a href=\"http:\/\/explore.live.com\/windows-live-writer\">Windows Live Writer<\/a> as a tool for blogging (after you set up your account with some service). WLW is a great wordprocessing-like tool. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><font style=\"background-color: #a5b592\">Join Facebook.<\/font><\/strong> Whereas blogging may connect you to anyone in the world, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\">Facebook<\/a> connects you to people you already know. Hermits blog; Facebook draws you out of your cave. But don\u2019t \u2018friend\u2019 everybody or \u2018like\u2019 everything \u2013 you\u2019ll be overwhelmed. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/help\/?page=768\">Learn about Friend Lists<\/a> as a way to organize Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/feed\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; float: right; border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"rss icon\" border=\"0\" alt=\"rss icon\" align=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-content\/mine\/2011\/03\/rss-icon.png\" width=\"44\" height=\"41\" \/><\/a><font style=\"background-color: #a5b592\">Read the Web.<\/font><\/strong> Find sites you like. Explore randomly, as well. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukecityfix.com\">www.dukecityfix.com<\/a> has an extensive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dukecityfix.com\/blogroll\">list of Albuquerque blogs<\/a>. Use RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to keep up with sites without visiting them directly \u2013 look for an orange icon on the site or near the address bar. Consider using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/reader\/\">Google Reader<\/a> to organize your RSS feed subscriptions. <\/p>\n<p><strong><font style=\"background-color: #a5b592\">Share links.<\/font><\/strong> On your blog or in Facebook, link to the items you like or learn from. Look for a Share button or link. Learn how to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share_options.php\">add Share to your browser<\/a> for any site. If you use WLW and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getfirefox.com\/\">Firefox<\/a>, add a <a href=\"http:\/\/plugins.live.com\/writer\/detail\/blog-this-for-firefox\">Blog This button to Firefox<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Note the difference in these links:<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/\">www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/<\/a> (links to this blog \u2013 newest content always at top)      <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/you-too-can-be-a-citizen-journalist-whatever-that-is\/\">www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/you-too-can-be-a-citizen-journalist-whatever-that-is\/<\/a> (links to this specific entry: permalink)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><font style=\"background-color: #a5b592\">Comment. React. Discuss. (Be nice.)<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What about <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mjhintonNM\">Twitter<\/a>? <em>Meh<\/em>, but some people love it. (Hint: RSS works with Twitter, too.)<\/p>\n<p>Write me (<a href=\"mailto:mark@mjhinton.com\">mark@mjhinton.com<\/a>). My stuff (each has RSS feeds):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/\">www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/<\/a> \u2013 politics, poetry, miscellany<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.photosbymjh.com\">www.photosbymjh.com<\/a> \u2013 photo blog<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjhinton.com\/wild\/\">www.mjhinton.com\/wild\/<\/a> \u2013 wilderness, southwest, rockies, Chaco Canyon<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mjhinton.com\/help\/\">www.mjhinton.com\/help\/<\/a> \u2013 computer topics, especially Windows and Web<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/mjhinton\/\">www.flickr.com\/photos\/mjhinton\/<\/a> \u2013 individual photo<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/picasaweb.google.com\/photosbymjh\/\">picasaweb.google.com\/photosbymjh\/<\/a> \u2013 photo galleries<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ooo0j0ooo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/ooo0j0ooo\">www.youtube.com\/user\/ooo0j0ooo<\/a> \u2013 videos I like and a few of my own<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mark-Justice-Hinton\/e\/B001ILKEOW\/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1\">Amazon.com: Mark Justice Hinton<\/a> \u2013 shameless plug<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For the <a href=\"http:\/\/events.r20.constantcontact.com\/register\/event?llr=tvoeipdab&amp;oeidk=a07e3hs5qbg7dc4d472\">2011 Open Government Academy<\/a>, presented by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmfog.org\">New Mexico Foundation for Open Government<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmpress.org\/\">New Mexico Press Association<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nmba.org\/\">New Mexico Broadcasters Association<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Information is power. Get yours!<\/p>\n<p>Are you passionate about a political, social or economic issue? Are you a neighborhood organizer, non-profit volunteer, or maybe just a taxpayer who&#8217;s &#8216;mad as hell&#8217;? <\/p>\n<p>Whatever your cause, this one-day workshop will deliver the tools YOU need to become an informed and active participant in state and local policy-making.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start blogging. Writing is an exquisite exploration of the world and self, at once. If you think you have nothing to say, think again. If you think no one will care, you\u2019re in for a surprise, but don\u2019t despair if it seems no one is reading \u2013 they just don\u2019t think they have anything to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/loco\/you-too-can-be-a-citizen-journalist-whatever-that-is\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">You, too, can be a Citizen Journalist &ndash; whatever that is<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-loco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edgewiseblog.com\/mjh\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}