Reflection

Decisions, decisions, decisions…

Personally it is very simple to make a blog, but maintaining it is a whole different story. The skills required to maintain a blog are fluent in the language that you use, as words are mostly used to convey a message in blogs.

Then there is always the question of…

To write or not to write, writing a blog requires many decisions to be made. Which is why figuring out our audience, purpose and context is the most crucial step to take. It may sound easy, but it requires a lot of decision making.

Not only that, it is also crucial to remain ethical at all times, mostly to avoid a lawsuit, otherwise it is to acknowledge the work that others have done to obtain the information we have. According to Sims (2003), we must take ownership of what we write and acknowledge the work of others. Therefore we must give our readers correct and accurate information which is where citations and references will help deem the credibility of the information.

More over, a blogger have to be ethical thus having an ethical model such Raythean’s model can help a lot (Sims 2003). Raythean’s model:-

1. Gather all related information
2. Think first then communicate
3. Find out all you can about the people affected by your decisions and those who will read your communication
4. Talk to people whom you trust
5. Aim to establish a reputation

With these steps, it is hard to walk astray from the ethical way in making and maintaining a credible blog.

Reference

Sims, BR 2003, Technical Communication for Readers and Writers, 2nd edn, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston