Andrew Sullivan Why I Blog Analysis

Without the experience a professional journalist inherits, online bloggers don't write up to their full potential which can result in bad journalistic techniques and negative criticism from traditional Journalists, such as

Everyone views things a little differently, therefore different writers have different perspectives about different subject matter. For example, while Andy Stern’s stance is that technology will one day take over the jobs of the working class Dean Baker thinks it has nothing to do with the rise in technology at all and more to do with generating demand through government deficits. The way Stern successfully incorporates ethos, pathos, and logos in his piece of writing is more appropriate and effective in accomplishing rhetorical purpose than Baker’s writing.

Intended audiences can convey a lot about writer's messages. Target audiences, which are normally implied, are not always completely clear, but readers can usually recognize public versus private writing. Journal life-writing seems inherently personal and letters at least private; neither of which would likely be misconstrued as a work meant for the public. However, Francis Burney’s “The Journal and Letters” seems to blur the line between public and private writing. Examining Burney’s stated audience in her first journal entry can help to expose possible intents in her writing that follows.

Throughout the article Carr establishes the mental process of what reading used to be, and now the modern technology reading. Before one is immersed in the tech world, reading books and newspapers was easy, flying through the books and need to run to the local library. Nowadays, teenagers, and adults all resorts to the Web. Whether it is a blog, social media post, or the online newspaper, many tend to read the bare minimum. Some may complain about the comment or caption is longer than a paragraph. Readers in today’s age

In the text, “Not Going it Alone: Public Writing, Independent Media, and the Circulation of Homeless Advocacy,” Mathieu and George reference Christian Weisser’s “Moving beyond Academic Discourse.” When discussing Weisser’s text, Mathieu and George state that Weisser is worrying about whether compositionists know where public areas are and what public writing may truly entail. Mathieu and George both agreed that in order for us to deepen our understanding on public writing, we need to first understand and “examine the sites in which public writing occurs.” This is because these sites can further our knowledge on not only the context of a public issue, but also the styles of argumentation and the history of these publics issues. Additionally,

A final convention of social media writing and blog posts, Cole writes in first-person— “I deeply respect”. This allows him to use a more informal tone and to connect with his ‘followers’ on the social media platform with ease. In addition, it solidifies that the seven typed posts are a reflection of his idea. They are his opinion in brief

Writing presents it’s own challenges to those who write books and articles daily; and to those who write less frequently. Getting around using punctuation, placing commas, and figuring out how to start an essay always seemed to be the biggest challenges for me. Through practice is the only way I’ve come to be masterful over my own writing style, even though there is always room for improvement. Because each time someone sits down to write a letter, article, or book; they are practicing their writing style and ultimately becoming better writers. Many people find writing to be a hassle or too cumbersome in a day in age of technology and the internet supplying information to the public so immediate, but everyone must overcome challenges that they

In today’s society one would not be able to communicate effectively with the world if writing was not involved. People all around the world send emails, texts, and letter to numerous amounts of individuals each second. Talking on the phone is slowly becoming a thing of the past while the writing side of technology is taking over. The meaning of writing is changing in society. Writing used to be specifically for academics or the occasional letter to a loved one. As time has passed writing has taken more forms and more meanings. In the world we live in now writing is classified as texting, emailing, instant messaging, and even comments or tweets on social media. Although writing has these multiple new forms, it still holds its academic side strongly. Everything with meaning in turn affects a person’s day to day life. Writing has the effect of making one more intellectual. Writing has become a bridge between communication and the cultures and people of today’s society. It gives way for different options in stating sentences or phrases. (Olson). Each affect should change with age. As a person grows older, their writing styles should mature and take on a more professional aspect.

Throughout “The Bloggess” and “Furiously Happy” a theme I see displayed through both is family. I believe that Jennifer Lawson uses the theme family to explain the identity vector of disability in both subjects. In Jennifer Lawson’s “The Bloggess” I believe disability is functioned to give her personal perspective on what the term “family” means to her. In “The Bloggess” Jenny explains how there are many people apart of her everyday life who have an impact on her functioning in the world, who are considered motherly figures rather they are blood connected or not.

Magazine and blog writing could differ greatly in tone and content. I read a review from the Wall Street Journal and a review from the Lainey Gossip website on the Netflix original series, “Stranger Things,” and analyzed the different types of writing styles. The Wall Street Journal used a magazine writing style and, in contrast, Lainey Gossip used a blog format. Wall Street Journal utilized the objective facts for the reader to make a decision, while Lainey Gossip showcased the storyline yet intertwined persuasive comments to make the show seem more desirable. These are the defining characteristics of magazine and blog writing: one made a concise summary, while the latter made the review personal and subjective.

A writing ecology is a dynamic, interconnected system of communication, which works together through interaction and sharing. As the term ‘ecology’ traditionally refers to the relationships between organisms in an environment, the ability to metaphorically link this to a concept of writing redefines the complexity of networked technologies and the influences of technological change. The ability to participate in a digitally evolving space opens up new possibilities and opportunities when accessing and expressing knowledge and information. Snowfall (Branch, 2016) is an explicit example of this as it demonstrates key concepts through optimising its environment. By allowing the audience to actively engage themselves in the text, Snowfall revolutionised traditional media in its time.

Greetings fellow readers. thinkers and dreamers. My name is Jacob, and along with Erin Harvey I am very pleased to welcome you to Literally-Blogging.com. Erin and I are both enthusiastic about this blog, seeing in it a great deal of potential for discussion, debate, and conversation about the written word. I hope that you are challenged by some of what you find here, and are able to challenge us as well.

It almost sounds like carrying out a ritual as if the printing press were a sacrificial object. In contrast, nowadays, the installation process of the blogging is a simple automated process, which involves ability to type on QWERTY keyboards and use internet, thus people with the least skill can easily become a blogger. For some bloggers, weblog can serves simply as a space for daily journals or a quick memo of their thoughts, since the main attribute of the weblog is personal expression. Nonetheless, the blogging software is being commercialized and marketed for business purpose. So far, "few businesses have adopted blogging for use by employees on company time... John Robb, president and chief operating officer of UserLand Software Inc., which develops blogging technology, envisions individual workers using blogging tools to jot down their thoughts during the course of the day and as a platform for collaboration among colleagues. A doctor might make note of a new symptom that's begun to appear in patients during the summer months, or an insurance agent may observe that a series of accidents involved a certain vehicle model"2.

I began to see the narrative of my life, what kinds of things I wrote about and what I wasn’t inclined to write about and share online. My blog consists of a series of personal essays, mostly unedited, and focusing on the intersection between life events and my living faith. My blog became the place where an introvert wasn’t scared to share her deepest or most lighthearted tidbits of information, observations and inner dialogue. My blog helped me to see that I was a person who was constantly evolving, changing, and growing. It helped me to divulge the thoughts that often did not fit in casual conversation. Through the entries that I kept, my journey was shared with the whole world, and anyone who wanted to read it could freely do so at their leisure.

Sharing the thoughts and memories trough a blog can help you shape your life and future events. Perhaps you have heard or experienced how speaking about