A New Vision For Scientific American's Blog Network | @ScientificAmerican, Scientific American Blog Network
The views expressed are those of the author and are not necessarily those of Scientific American. Email Print Blogs have been part of the media ecosystem for more than a decade now, but news outlets are still wrestling with how to best incorporate them into their operations.- Big Changes at the Scientific American Blog Network - http://go.shr.lc/1qSsTyE via @scilogscom by @ShipLives
http://twitter.com/scilogscom/status/544560345755684864
— SciLogs.com (@scilogscom)Mon, Dec 15 2014 18:31:18 - Do note that what @sciam & @sciamblogs left out: they're cutting loose approximately half of their current bloggers. http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/at-scientific-american/2014/12/15/a-new-vision-for-scientific-americans-blog-network/ …
http://twitter.com/rocza/status/544492648665743361
— Kelly Hills (@rocza)Mon, Dec 15 2014 14:02:18 - A quick snapshot of the changes at @sciamblogs: http://www.scilogs.com/communication_breakdown/big-changes-at-sciam-blogs/ … Incl. partial list of who's staying/going. #scicomm
http://twitter.com/ShipLives/status/544545948161290240
— Matt Shipman (@ShipLives)Mon, Dec 15 2014 17:34:05 - SciAm has 'reorganized the blog network' & LOT of friends whose voices were amazing & valuable are no longer with... http://fb.me/1yneMUGwx
http://twitter.com/DNLee5/status/544558767778844672
— DNLee (@DNLee5)Mon, Dec 15 2014 18:25:02 - SciAm reorganizes its blogging network, and publishes a new set of blogging guidelines : http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/at-scientific-american/2014/12/15/a-new-vision-for-scientific-americans-blog-network/ …
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544503391909838848
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 14:44:59 - Scientific American Blog Network Guidelines | Scientific American Blogs1. Bloggers are invited to join the Scientific American blog network based on their expertise or background in a particular topic or thematic area. Each blog should have a statement on its "about page" that explains its scope and focus, as well as a biographical statement about the blogger. 2.
- An interesting step for blogs; an indication of professionalization. Many networks haven't published such guidelines: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scientific-american-blog-network-guidelines/ …
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544504868938186752
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 14:50:51 - Editing of science blogs has always been a rather touch and go, informal process. Is it about to be more structured? http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scientific-american-blog-network-guidelines/ …
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544505705265659904
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 14:54:11 - It's interesting that with the new guidelines @sciamblogs, guest blog posts have to be cleared by editors: http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scientific-american-blog-network-guidelines/ …
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544507365903847426
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:00:47 - Wow, @sciamblogs is now asking their bloggers to seek editorial input if writing outside their areas of expertise or on controversial topics
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544508679861862400
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:06:00 - Not necessarily a bad thing, except there is a rich history of science bloggers branching out of their own areas of expertise via blogging
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544508982388600832
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:07:12 - @FromTheLabBench I think that really would enrich pieces, by being able to get full contextual help from an area expert. Makes sense to me.
http://twitter.com/CrimsonAlkemist/status/544522262930792448
— Joseph Meany (@CrimsonAlkemist)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:59:58 - @FromTheLabBench V. interesting wrt to your survey i.e. that sometimes blogging is about exploring new ideas, learning about something new.
http://twitter.com/LouWoodley/status/544510518573412352
— Lou Woodley (@LouWoodley)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:13:18 - @LouWoodley exactly. If bloggers value that, then such a guideline is definitely limiting, depending on how much it's enforced.
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544511003053264896
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:15:14 - @LouWoodley @hapsci I don't think the 'unedited voice of a person' is as important as blogger's ability to pursue topics/stories w/ freedom
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544515624370962432
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:33:36 - @LouWoodley @hapsci many group bloggers engage in peer editing. But if guidelines hamper the blogger's voice and content decision freedom...
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544516045760135169
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:35:16 - @LouWoodley @hapsci it starts stretching the common definition of blogging
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544516150408019968
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:35:41 - @FromTheLabBench @hapsci I think it's being stretched as the genre evolves. Media networks vs independent networks vs single blogs.
http://twitter.com/LouWoodley/status/544516609696874496
— Lou Woodley (@LouWoodley)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:37:31 - @LouWoodley @hapsci agreed 100%. I'm wondering if media blog networks will increasingly widen the gap.
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544517048991481857
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:39:15 - @FromTheLabBench I think as netowrks move to maintain consistency across their parts that structure will be necessary. @Gawker does this.
http://twitter.com/CrimsonAlkemist/status/544520011147395072
— Joseph Meany (@CrimsonAlkemist)Mon, Dec 15 2014 15:51:02 - .@FromTheLabBench MT @rocza: Do note that what @sciam & @sciamblogs left out: they're cutting loose approx 1/2 of their current bloggers
http://twitter.com/CrimsonAlkemist/status/544523566193324032
— Joseph Meany (@CrimsonAlkemist)Mon, Dec 15 2014 16:05:09 - @CrimsonAlkemist @rocza The newly published SciAm blog guidelines would seem hard to uphold w/ 1 editor and 40+ bloggers...
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544524768486359040
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 16:09:56 - @FromTheLabBench @LouWoodley @hapsci if it helps, Guardian don't restrict me on anything, but ask I send it for proofing etc before posting
http://twitter.com/garwboy/status/544527600925032449
— Dean Burnett (@garwboy)Mon, Dec 15 2014 16:21:11 - @garwboy @LouWoodley @hapsci thanks for that! I've been learning a lot more about blog network guidelines thru my interviews...
http://twitter.com/FromTheLabBench/status/544528910550327296
— Paige Brown Jarreau (@FromTheLabBench)Mon, Dec 15 2014 16:26:23
