The Real-Deal Beat Blogging

Update: Matt and I are working out when we can do a phone interview to talk about what he’s done so far, what has worked and what hasn’t. The main point however is still a kudos to him for pushing forward.

Here’s an example of a real-deal beat blogger. It looks like a wordpress blog (free) which is aimed to "help me cover your city better. Let’s use this blog for a two-way conversation about our community."

I’d love to ask Matt
1. How long it took him to set this up.

My guess – it might have been frustrating for a bit, but if he can turn this into part of his work routine – it will be incredibly beneficial.

• http://www.gazettetimes.com/gtblogs/matt_neznanski/ Matt Neznanski

  Hey, thanks for noticing.
  I must admit to following your posts and learning from all of you on this one.
  I’ve been working this blog since mid-February and have used it to flush out sources and talk about some pretty meaty issues in town.
  Things have really started to pick up in the past couple of weeks (thanks to links from other bloggers and some stories that have legs outside the community (HP layoffs)). I now also get a few hits from twitter, even though I’m a bit sporadic there.