Comments on: Where are all the college bloggers?

By: Lucy H.

Lucy H. — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:19:32 +0000

I know this is a litle late, but I only just found this article.

I am Editor in Chief of a college newspaper in Michigan, and when I decided to start blogging, I wanted to do something that I knew I could maintain, so I started two blogs. One was a serious blog that I could post news and professional development on and the second was an idea I had about some silly stuffed animal that I had.

The Adventures of Baby caught on more than I could have imagined, and now almost everyone who knows me follows and actively participates in the updates. Though It’s not super professional, I’ve been actively trying to market it and follow through with it. I don’t know what this means for my journalism career – good that I have a blog at all or bad that it’s so informal, I’m not sure – but I’ve started one nonetheless, mainly because I know how important it is that student journalists blog.

My blog can be found at theadventuresofbaby.blogspot.com.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:21:31 +0000

Another good college blog is http://www.collegwikis.com

You can just about blog about anything on there and the answers are very helpful.

By: Study Abroad Thailand

Study Abroad Thailand — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:41:58 +0000

That was a great post. I will have to bookmark this site so I can read more later.

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Fri, 11 Jul 2008 03:05:38 +0000

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By: Richard Brennan

Richard Brennan — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:07:15 +0000

Hi Daniel

I’m not in the USA, but I’m a journalism student at the University of Westminster in London, who blogs on journalism and the news agenda on a daily basis.

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Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:15:32 +0000

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By: Ricky Treon

Ricky Treon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:14:17 +0000

Another good college blog is

http://adelanteonline.wordpress.com

They’re actually going out there and covering immigration issues. Very top-notch work.

By: Ricky Treon

Ricky Treon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:04:02 +0000

Almost forgot…I ran a blog called austinsportsreport.com while still taking classes at UT. That place got some people riled up with some of the stuff I was reporting on. People were scared of the impact of blogging as journalism, but it was run so well and looked so legit (I’m assuming) that when one of my posts was being talked about on the local ESPN radio show, they referred to it as a “so-called news organization.” I laughed, but was flattered, too.

By: Ricky Treon

Ricky Treon — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:59:33 +0000

What’s up, Ryan? So, yeah, we had to learn fast how to blog for our classes. I was surprised but am now very grateful how much emphasis they put on this stuff.

My blog does try and pick out some of the best ways to use technology from blogs like this, so I’d say that it does have a journalism aspect to it.

And Darren, that’s sweet. My blog helped get me a job with Examiner.com (thanks, Ryan), but you’ve taken it to a whole new level. Congratulations.

By: Darren Heitner

Darren Heitner — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:34:49 +0000

I started my blog, “I Want to be a Sports Agent”, as an undergrad at University of Florida. I had a desire to one day be a sports agent. Now, I am going into my second year of law school at UF, and I am the CEO and Founder of a sports agency created in April 2007. Without the blog, I would not be where I am at today.

The blog: http://www.SportsAgentBlog.com
The agency: http://www.DynastyReps.com