Yesterday, I read an article in the paper- front page, about potholes. While I must admit that potholes are dangerous and it is necessary to know how to protect yourself against them, I do not believe it was front page worthy. Neither is the story that flooding may occur when the truth is, Elkhart will have floods coming up from the snow.
My problem is understanding why things such as the weather get front page just because they have enough information. Why do school conficts and government status changes and war info only get columns off to the side or even page 2?
In our publication, we try to make the most interesting things on the front page, thus encouraging the reader to follow through the rest of the paper.
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This probably would have been better placed in the forum rather than as an entire blog...
But if you read Debatechick's blog "the front page" she explains her criteria of what she chooses to be on the front page.
So far as I know there are three people with the ability to promote a blog; considering the high number of posts that go up each day it's probably hard to keep up. ANd you can't promote every good blog, because then it would become common place.
You've only been here a week, but they used to have a Blogger of the Month where they featured a blogger - and every one complained about that; then they tried having several featured bloggers, and every one complained about that. I think no matter what they try to feature - we will find complaints.
And my understanding is that stories on the front page are to help promote the wide range of topics we generally cover on this site.
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"Dream as though you'll live forever, but live as though there's no tomorrow" --James Dean
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/fanaile-essence
I thought this blog was about the stories that make the front page of newspapers? We have that problem with our newspapers here. They give the trivialities front page space and cram the important stuff in between the blaring advertisements that make up the rest of the papers.
Infuriating.
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the warm rays of the sun fall upon your home."
You know what, you're right - I completely misread the blog and thought she was talking about "our" front page at this site...
LOL, I even went to go look and was getting frustrated because I couldn't find a story there about potholes! I thought I was going crazy!
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"Dream as though you'll live forever, but live as though there's no tomorrow" --James Dean
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/fanaile-essence
Don't feel bad. After I read your comment I thought I had it wrong so I went to search out the pothole story. Bummer. I was really wanting to read that story too! I mean, if someone can devote an entire post to potholes, kudos!
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the warm rays of the sun fall upon your home."
lol don't worry, the pothole story wasn't that interesting anyways. It was complaining about them and telling how they were caused and, golly gee, what to do if a pothole ever attacks your car!
I do think this sights front page is kind of confusing as well. I have no idea how they get to where they are really- I gave up on trying to figure it out after day 2. And besides, I'm not that worried about it because the front page here is usually interesting and makes you want to find out more.
Peace and Love,
DaniLiz
Ya know, I've noticed that Fanaile and I have become quite adept at having enter conversations in others blogs. It's a high point of my PU experience.
There is a post on the front page of PU about how a blog posting makes it to the front page.
I suppose I can do without the pothole story if it sucked... but I gotta say, the attack of the potholes wouldn't be such a bad read if written in the right context!
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the warm rays of the sun fall upon your home."
Aww, I'm a highlight? Yay!
LOL to be honest it's kind of funny, I talk to you through blogs, and although I try to reply to everyone whenever I can, you're really the first that I've been able to hold a real conversation with via a blog site...
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"Dream as though you'll live forever, but live as though there's no tomorrow" --James Dean
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/fanaile-essence
I try to reply to everyone or at least as many as I can, but yeah, we seem to end up conversing more than commenting. How odd. Two peas in a PU pod eh?
Blogging? easy. Debating? fairly standard stuff. Having a conversation in another's blog? Priceless!
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the warm rays of the sun fall upon your home."
Oh well see, now I'm going to have to go and find an interesting story about potholes cause I won't be able to get it out of my head... than I'll have to blog about it just to see if I can make it to the front page (experiment kind of thing, is it just the topic that made it to the front page, or did editors have a role in that?)
LOL
And yea, Fallon and I have had some really good conversations in someone else's blogs. LOL - of course our conversations in our own blogs end up short...
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"Dream as though you'll live forever, but live as though there's no tomorrow" --James Dean
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/fanaile-essence
Haha! rock on.
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the warm rays of the sun fall upon your home."
lol, you two make me laugh. I come back a few days later and there's 5 new comments of a whole conversation on here! :O And it's even amusing.
Peace and Love,
DaniLiz
Feel free to sibvert and converse in my blogs any time dear. :)
I wonder if Fanaile has started that pothole blog yet?
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." -Dr. Seuss
"May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the warm rays of the sun fall upon your home."
LOL, believe it or not I found one! I am getting ready to blog about it now :)
Mwuahhaha
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"Dream as though you'll live forever, but live as though there's no tomorrow" --James Dean
http://www.progressiveu.org/blog/fanaile-essence