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The Daily OrangeSyracuse area No. 17 in nation in blogging
By Brett LoGiurato
Posted: 11/7/07, 11:08 PM EST Section: News
Obbie said he believes blogging is an essential tool for both journalism students and the everyday person. Obbie's blog, called "Lawbeat," covers reporting on law, lawyers and the courts.
"It's a good way for me to keep one leg in the professional world," he said. "It keeps my visibility higher than if I was simply expressing my thoughts in the classroom. It's a great daily creative outlet that can turn into something more formed and thought-out and be written to a larger audience than my classes."
Blogging makes it easier for students to gain writing experience, Obbie said.
"It's so easy for anyone now. When I was journalism student, if you wanted to get published, you had to go and beg to a short list of places that might hire you, and there was no alternative," he said. "Now, anybody can be up and running in five minutes for no money; it's obviously very seductive."
Meo, from Scarborough, said the popularity of blogging has risen because "the Internet has provided consumers with new ways to interact with media, and consumers want to interact. They want to have conversations, share experiences and participate in a community. The Internet allows us to interact in ways that traditional media can't."
Blogs may even create publicity for the university.
"If people at the university make a name for themselves, it sends a clear signal that this is a place that is engaged and cares about these things in the outside world," Obbie said. "It significantly raises our profile."
As a blogger, Orlando said blogging only helps SU, and particularly Newhouse, in the future.
"This is what we're all about here," he said. "Blogging follows Syracuse's traditions and beliefs. We just built a building that has the First Amendment written on it, and blogging is one of the ways we can take advantage of our First Amendment rights."
"It's a good way for me to keep one leg in the professional world," he said. "It keeps my visibility higher than if I was simply expressing my thoughts in the classroom. It's a great daily creative outlet that can turn into something more formed and thought-out and be written to a larger audience than my classes."
Blogging makes it easier for students to gain writing experience, Obbie said.
"It's so easy for anyone now. When I was journalism student, if you wanted to get published, you had to go and beg to a short list of places that might hire you, and there was no alternative," he said. "Now, anybody can be up and running in five minutes for no money; it's obviously very seductive."
Meo, from Scarborough, said the popularity of blogging has risen because "the Internet has provided consumers with new ways to interact with media, and consumers want to interact. They want to have conversations, share experiences and participate in a community. The Internet allows us to interact in ways that traditional media can't."
Blogs may even create publicity for the university.
"If people at the university make a name for themselves, it sends a clear signal that this is a place that is engaged and cares about these things in the outside world," Obbie said. "It significantly raises our profile."
As a blogger, Orlando said blogging only helps SU, and particularly Newhouse, in the future.
"This is what we're all about here," he said. "Blogging follows Syracuse's traditions and beliefs. We just built a building that has the First Amendment written on it, and blogging is one of the ways we can take advantage of our First Amendment rights."
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