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Big Changes at the Scientific American Blog Network - http://go.shr.lc/1qSsTyE via @scilogscom by @ShipLives
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/ …
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
SciAm has 'reorganized the blog network' & LOT of friends whose voices were amazing & valuable are no longer with... http://fb.me/1yneMUGwx
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/ …- 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/ …
- 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/ …
- 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/ …
- Wow, @sciamblogs is now asking their bloggers to seek editorial input if writing outside their areas of expertise or on controversial topics
@FromTheLabBench I think that really would enrich pieces, by being able to get full contextual help from an area expert. Makes sense to me.
@FromTheLabBench V. interesting wrt to your survey i.e. that sometimes blogging is about exploring new ideas, learning about something new.- @LouWoodley exactly. If bloggers value that, then such a guideline is definitely limiting, depending on how much it's enforced.
- @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
- @LouWoodley @hapsci many group bloggers engage in peer editing. But if guidelines hamper the blogger's voice and content decision freedom...
- @LouWoodley @hapsci it starts stretching the common definition of blogging
- @FromTheLabBench @hapsci I think it's being stretched as the genre evolves. Media networks vs independent networks vs single blogs.
- @LouWoodley @hapsci agreed 100%. I'm wondering if media blog networks will increasingly widen the gap.
- @FromTheLabBench I think as netowrks move to maintain consistency across their parts that structure will be necessary. @Gawker does this.
- .@FromTheLabBench MT @rocza: Do note that what @sciam & @sciamblogs left out: they're cutting loose approx 1/2 of their current bloggers
- @CrimsonAlkemist @rocza The newly published SciAm blog guidelines would seem hard to uphold w/ 1 editor and 40+ bloggers...
@FromTheLabBench @LouWoodley @hapsci if it helps, Guardian don't restrict me on anything, but ask I send it for proofing etc before posting
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