Based on my experience with blogs I would say that more often than not, they are not a good form of scholarly news. The blogs I usually see, or have seen in the past, have been people's personal pages where they are free to talk about whatever they want, post pictures and update people on their lives. Maybe that is the only kind of blogs I have seen so that biases my opinion. From seraching for blogs through this class I have found this blog that I think is a legitimate form of scholarly news:
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592
I think this is legitimate because the blog is created and updated by The Indian Country Today Media Network. Since their focus is on Indian affairs, I would assume that the information they post about is accurate and up to date.
Ictmn staff, Initials. (2011, March 24). Distributing the Wealth: Tribe Spreads Its Casino Revenue to Other Tribes and Charities. Retrieved from http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2011/03/24/distributing-the-wealth-tribe-spreads-its-casino-revenue-to-other-tribes-and-charities-24592.
Hi Kristy,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this news blog. What I like about the posts is that the authors link to the resources that they mention in their writing (newspaper articles, government documents, etc.). That is incredibly useful for someone who would like to read those original articles or documents for themselves, in order to come to their own conclusions.
Sincerely,
Professor Wexelbaum