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If I ran a newspaper I’d….. (#2)

boring-presentation.gif…never let a columnist have their own blog.

I believe that it takes a very strong following for an individual to carry a blog based on their wit or observations alone. Most successful blogs are topic driven, not personality driven.

Are there exceptions? Probably, but more often that not a columnist writing about random issues will not attract a substantial audience.

(This is the second in a indefinite series.)

2 Comments

  1. 1/2/2008 at 1:50 am
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    sarah

    not really related, but if you’re looking for a job you might want to check your spelling - ’specially for those bold headlines. it’s “categories,” not “catagories.” (and feel free to remove this after you’ve fixed it…)

  2. 1/2/2008 at 4:38 pm
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    Blanda

    Fixed, thanks for the heads up. I spell checked everything before I made the new site live. I suppose that one slipped through.

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