Friday, October 30, 2009

It's all in the name...

There’s a saying from a wise person from a few hundred years ago about “It’s all in the name”

and how true it is for the name is the first thing which attracted me to this blog. Note Pads and Deadlines… Any journalist would be able to relate to this as journalists lives’ revolve around taking notes and meeting deadlines.

The spiral bound note pad layout of the blog is yet another feature any journalist would recognise with each new post appearing on a new “page” of the note pad. Easy to read and user friendly overall. The slightest problem occurring with the bog archive as it was difficult to discern the grey typing against a black and grey tweed.

What was most interesting about the blog was the riveting and diverse content which provided a twist to each topic addressed. An article such as “In the interest of reconciliation” is just one example of the topic addressed which is pertinent to South Africa and journalism students as a whole.

Overall this blog receives 7.5 out of 10 for overall presentation, awareness of issues relevant to student journalists and simple readibility.

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