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And Then the Blog Says…

Even though apparently most people don’t know what a blog is, there might come a time when you’d need to quote the content from one. Even the Gray Lady is quoting message boards and bloggers lately, so if it comes up in a piece of yours, what is the format and protocol?
I asked Jay Rosen, journalism prof. at NYU. He says, “Can you quote a blog? Why not? But you should tell people how to find it, and if your article runs online without links you have just done a disservice to readers.” He recommends we all read this piece from Poynter for further instruction (PDF.) Homework on a Friday? Groan.

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