Writing an Effective Blog Post
Paul Delehanty, known for his writing as kid oakland, leads this training around the question, "What makes an effective blog post?" After a discussion of the components that make for effective online communication—including form and format, linking to supporting material, connecting with a target audience and the use of photos and video—participants will be encouraged to break into small groups and share a brief writing sample.
Paul Delehanty began writing as kid oakland on the website DailyKos in 2003 and is the author of numerous diaries on politics and culture. Paul's writing also appears on the blogs k/o, MyDD and Calitics. A veteran grassroots volunteer, in 2008 Paul wrote a series of widely-read essays in support of the campaign of President Barack Obama before moving to Nebraska to work as Internet Director for Scott Kleeb. Paul is the founder of BlogsUnited, a national community of local bloggers, and created the blogger scholarship program at YearlyKos2007. Paul currently works for NUHW, the National Union of Healthcare Workers.
