10. Why not leave a comment?

I've just finished reading and commenting on everyone's latest blog posts. I'm seeing some really good stuff! You are adding images, linking to articles, raising thought-provoking questions and inviting your readers to respond.

I wanted to invite you to visit a couple of other blogs and leave your comments. Remember that interacting with other students' blogs is part of your grade; it also helps to start a potentially very interesting conversation and gives the blogger a bit of moral support. After all, everyone likes feedback on their work, right?

So here are a few recommendations to get you started:

• Alican Timur has prepared a well-researched blog on reality TV. He has linked to some articles which cite survey research on why people watch reality TV. He has also found an academic article on the topic, which some of you may like to make use of in process essay question 1.
  

• Sean Smyth has written a blog packed with interesting observations and analyses of how media operates, which values it focusses on and how it crosses ethical boundaries.

• Burak Yalçıntaş poses a very pertinent question for you about the ethics of news photography, which could lead to an interesting debate and help you sharpen your ideas for process essay question 2.

• Elif Kırçuval has applied the method we used in class for responding to news photographs to some images she has selected. This is a good way of thinking through process essay question 2.

• Onur Olgaç has posted some thoughtful explorations of ethics and the role of photojournalism, which could help you to gather your thoughts for process essay questıon 2.
  

You will notice on my blog roll that I have listed all the students in alphabetical order by their first names. So you can find friends and classmates easily.

How will you know when someone has left a comment on your blog? It's easy; just go to Customise, Settings, then Comments and scroll down the page. Type your Comment notification email into the box and save the settings. The next time someone comments, you will receive an email! This is also described on page 8 of the blogging guide.

As always, I look forward to reading your posts/comments.