The Bakersfield <i>Californian</i> and Blogging the Courtroom

This case is about the professional conflict one journalist at the Bakersfield Californian experiences when editors ask her to “blog” from a trial she is covering. In the blog, which appears within a special section of the Bakersfield.com website, she is asked to offer informal observations and commentary on the complicated murder case.

Case number: CSJ-08-0003.0
Category: Journalism Cases
Topics: digital media, newsroom management, blogging
Teaching resources: Epilogue, Teaching note

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