Ok...now that we're all pretty much set up...start posting away. Remember, meaningful. Talk about your article idea. Ask for feedback. Post a link with some thoughts about what you are posting. Talk about or give sense to the news of the day. Ask questions. Discuss why you want to be/are a journalist. Respond to the question of the day. I've decided to jump in here from time to time to reward great posters! Have fun, but learn something too, ok?

Welcome to the Journalism 2 Weblog where we will carry on a conversation about this class and about journalism as a whole. I'm expecting you to get in here and add to the conversation twice a week. That means an average (read: "C" for you grade grubbers) effort on your part would be around 15-20 meaningful posts over the next nine weeks. The more the better. (Remember the word meaningful,however.) A weekly topic will be posted in the left-hand column to get you started, but if you want the big bonus points, post here on your own. Find interesting articles or links that you think the class would be interested in and add them with a bit of comment or question. For a good example of what I'm talking about, see Metafilter. Debate is encouraged, but remember, be civil. I'll try to enter the conversation too. So have fun with this and use it as a way to push your learning about journalism, the news, and the world around you.