Although a lot of newspapers across the country publish blogs on their websites, many of them are not frequently updated and fall by the wayside. The New York Times bucks this trend. As the country's newspaper of record, NYT publishes several blogs of varying topics and interests. Out of the many blogs this newspaper publishes online, we were asked to review and comment on three.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com is a hodgepodge of blog posts that cover a little bit of everything. I liked this blog and thought the varying topics would appeal to a mass amount of readers. I especially liked the video of the snowfall. That was my favorite post.
http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com is the sports blog. I'm not big into sports, but I did like how it highlighted the leading sports news stories, as well as giving coverage to lesser-known (to me, anyway) stories. I really liked the "About Our Bloggers" feature. I think it adds an element of credibility when a reader can see a mug of the writer and learn a little more about them.
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com is world news, but it hasn't been updated in a few days. I understand that not everything that happens throughout the world is necessarily breaking news that really affects Americans, but a frequently updated blog would make it more credible. If I were a follower of that blog, I would appreciate more frequent updates, especially if I were an immigrant and wanted to know what was going on around the world.
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