After using WordPress for free for more than a decade, I've decided to pay for an upgrade. For me, this means I will have more storage space for images and other content on this site. I'll also have access to more themes for its design, among other benefits. For you, the upgrade means you will … Continue reading A WordPress upgrade
Category: blogging
Q&A with Leo Suarez of The Raleigh Connoisseur
Leo Suarez is a blogger and a server engineer in Raleigh, North Carolina. He runs The Raleigh Connoisseur, a blog that focuses on the city's downtown. In this interview, conducted by email, Suarez discusses the blog's origins and purpose as well as his thoughts about downtown Raleigh. Q. What is The Raleigh Connoisseur, and what inspired you … Continue reading Q&A with Leo Suarez of The Raleigh Connoisseur
Q&A with Ben Swanson, associate editor at DenverBroncos.com
Ben Swanson is associate editor at DenverBroncos.com, the official site of that NFL team. A 2013 graduate of the journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill, he previously covered the Charlotte Bobcats basketball team. In this interview, conducted by email, Swanson talks about his work with the Broncos, how he got into sports journalism and how the … Continue reading Q&A with Ben Swanson, associate editor at DenverBroncos.com
Q&A with Jordan Rogers of Raleigh & Company
Jordan Rogers is co-creator and an editor of Raleigh & Company, a collaborative website that consists of the work of nearly 20 writers. In this interview, conducted by email, Rogers discusses the site's mission and its position in the Triangle's media landscape. Q. What is the objective of Raleigh & Company? What do you hope to … Continue reading Q&A with Jordan Rogers of Raleigh & Company
Where to find copyright-free photos
The photo service Getty Images made big news this week when it said that it would unleash millions of images free of charge. It put some qualifiers on that, saying that the use had to be for noncommercial purposes and that bloggers and journalists need to embed the photos in a way to give Getty … Continue reading Where to find copyright-free photos
Charles Apple goes solo
Since 2010, my friend and former colleague Charles Apple has written a popular blog on the website of the American Copy Editors Society. Now Charles is leaving ACES and taking his insights to a new site under his own name. Charles explains his reasoning in full in this introductory post, but basically, it sounds like … Continue reading Charles Apple goes solo
Student guest post: Editing, writing go hand in hand
Students in JOMC 457, Advanced Editing, are writing guest posts for this blog this semester. This is the last of those posts. Ben Swanson is the managing editor of RufusOnFire.com, covering the Charlotte Bobcats for the past two years. You can find him on Twitter at @CardboardGerald. People often ask me how to make it in … Continue reading Student guest post: Editing, writing go hand in hand
Thank you for a record-breaking month
This blog saw its heaviest traffic ever in September, with 6,445 visits. The previous high was in April 2012, with 5,425 visits. In September 2011, the blog had 4,449 visits. September has been a busy month for several years as people find this post on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. This year, Clint Eastwood … Continue reading Thank you for a record-breaking month
What’s your style for blog titles?
A colleague at UNC's School of Journalism and Mass Communication passed along the following email earlier this week: I have a goofy question, but I've been searching for a while and come up with no answer so I decided to consult the "journalism style guys" — that's you. When writing the name of a blog, … Continue reading What’s your style for blog titles?
The Editor's Desk 