Comments on: Does Your Blog Reflect Your Community?

By: Becca

Becca — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:05:22 +0000

I write about the good, the bad and the ugly. That said, I truly enjoy the community where I live — otherwise I wouldn’t be there — but when there are crime issues to be discussed or local govt issues to be addressed, I think people want to read about that too.

By: texasholly @ Burbmom.net

texasholly @ Burbmom.net — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:35:50 +0000

Loved the clip.

On our local site we accentuate the positive. There are enough local media outlets (DFW, TX) that broadcast all the crap around the clock we figure people can get bad news elsewhere.

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:30:28 +0000

“Do you think your local blog should be an accurate reflection of the community you write about?”

I try very hard to give an accurate reflection of our community while injecting my thoughts, style and interests without being too one sided. I believe some “negative” information is important to mention but, the overall feel for my blog tends to stay pretty positive. Part of the reason for keeping things positive is because I truly enjoy writing about the areas I cover. I have fun, I am interested in the topics and I enjoy the interaction with our readers.

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By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:48:54 +0000

That’s a good point, Jennifer. Our local blogs are written both for locals and for people who might be moving to the area. So, yeah, that’s why it doesn’t make sense to report all the crime and such. But at the same time, I think we’re not afraid to call a spade a spade when something’s wrong or needs fixing. At least I hope so….

By: Jennifer Brinckmann

Jennifer Brinckmann — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:31:18 +0000

I am not running a local blog yet but I intend to in the near future. The main goal of the blog will be to generate new business for local customers in a tourist area and in that sense, I think giving the blog a positive angle is very important.

In that sense, I guess business blogs related to certain industries, such as Real Estate, Tourist Areas, and similar, should concentrate on the “good” stuff… otherwise, who will want to live or visit the place.

Great content! Thanks!

By: Lawrence Miller

Lawrence Miller — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:18:14 +0000

Matt,

I agree with your basic thesis. For me, I tend toward reflecting the truth as I see it.

The website I show here as mine in not a local blog (and it is going to bite the dust in favor of a new flavor soon. Trial and error, you know). It is quite different from that but it shows how I like to editorialize. I would always separate editorials from pure news items though. The twain should never ever meet as they usually do in the printed press.

Their biases are one of the causes of their demise. For instance, they may be gung ho for gays and their reporting will show that bias, which is a turn off for the majority of their readership.

Keep up the good work, Matt.

Cheers

By: Ed Walker

Ed Walker — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:39:34 +0000

That Jack Dee clip is quality.

I did what you said and took a look back at my blog, I think overall I am very positive but I think a better word would be ‘interested’.

I try with Preston Blog to look a bit deeper and make sure there’s a good variety of stuff.

I think the blog tends to be positive, not in the fluffy local council reportage way, but as a balance against what can be a very cynical and negative local press.