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Hello Journalism Enthusiasts and Newcomers!

Welcome to Blogger, the hosting site that you will use as the platform for your semester long reporting portfolio on one theme in modern society. There are a variety of ways to set up your Blog, but some of the key things to focus on are:

1. Readability - your viewers should easily be able to read the information your are providing to them. If they cannot read it quickly, you know as well as I do, that these days people will simply move on to the next thing. So think carefully when making choices about font, size, color, style, placement, etc.
2. Ease of Access - your viewers need to be able to access all of the information you are attempting to provide to them, without missing out on the "big deal" in the meantime as well. This means that hyperlinks, videos, images, and all other "add-ons" to the news story you are presenting must not take away from the topic at hand, but must also work easily for the viewer so that they may delve deeper in the way you are encouraging them to do.
3. Interest - our world is saturated with voices, a lot of people "talking" all at once to anyone who will listen. As a reporter and a journalist, you must find a way to break through this saturation and reach your audience - if the issue is important to you, make it important and interesting to them!

Keep these three things in mind as you begin designing and posting to your Blog, and you will lay the foundation for a successful news' reporting outlet, written and edited by you.

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