'Blogging economists draw cyber-crowds' As part of this NZ Herald story on blogging, Dani Rodrik, an economist at Harvard University explains the value of a blog to academics.
Interacting with a diverse group of blog readers helps him hone his communication skills, teaching him to write clearly for a mass audience without dumbing-down his ideas.
"We have to express ourselves in ways that are going to make us understood by this broader group without taking shortcuts," he said. "If we take shortcuts, then we know that our economics colleagues are going to criticise us.
A blog, for Te Ara would also give us a great chance to:
- Explain Te Ara in an, easy conversational way.
- Give a 'human face' to Te Ara.
- Link entries with stories in the news, thereby staying current.
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