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Start a blog, express your ideas, change minds.
Writing for the web is a new set of skills. Wondering how to make the shift? Interested in writing for a digital audience? Not sure about expressing your ideas and opinions in a public forum? This challenge is for you.
In this challenge, you’ll uncover differences in writing for the web, engage others in a dialogue, get up to speed on netiquette, and share your ideas. You’ll acquire instincts about web writing that will guide you as mediums and formats change.
Writing for the Web is a Different Animal [March 5, 2012, 8:21 a.m.]
Problem: Find an essay or an article that was intended for a print audience. It could be anything from The New Yorker to New England Journal of Medicine to Popular Mechanics to National Geographic. Whatever floats your boat--just as long as it’s long form.
Summarize the article for a blog post. Post the link to your summary here, along with your reflection.
Reflection: What’s different about your summary versus the original article? Consider length. Tone. How does the post appear, visually, that is different from the print article?
