Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Let it be heard
I posted my opinion editorial on a BYU forum called cougarguard.com, which is basically a BYU sports forum, but they had a section of topics about outdoors and stuff like that. I thought it would be perfect to post it there because I can reach not only people who already agree with me, but also those who maybe mostly care about sports or other things and whom my topic affects. So far nobody has replied to what I wrote. But I am going to continue to check it often to see if my editorial had somewhat of an effect. As I was posting it, it made me really think about what I wrote, to see if it was applicable to my audience. It made me really realize how important it is to know who your intended audience is and write specifically to them.
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I find it really cool that you took the time to publish your paper in a real forum. Please keep me updated on any comments you get. I think it will be very intresting to see what other students on campus think.
The downside to writing an editorial before deciding who your audience is is exactly this: You have to make changes to customize it. Ideally, you could have those customizations in mind from the very beginning.
I think publishing our papers has made us all more conscious of our audience and how they will react to our writing. I hope you get some positive feedback and maybe even some more ideas to strengthen your argument.
I think it is really great that you posted your paper where there is a good chance it can really influence others' opinions. It will be interesting to see the comments you get on it. Knowing who will be reading your paper defiantely changes the way you write it.
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