Writing for Online Publication

3 units

Increasingly, blogs and columns are the primary outlet for writers to reach interested readers. Students will write and share, via workshop, their own blog and column entries. Readings will span published blogs and celebrated columnists, from Gawker to Herb Caen. Course activities will include planning new blogs, proposing to publishers, online vs. print columns, self-publishing blogs, hyper-linking, interactivity, search-engine optimization, single vs. multi-author blogs, photo/video-blogs, and micro-blogging.