MAPRenee's Blog Critique

Roses & Lemons Blog Critique

New Media Strategies PRL-540

California Baptist University 

August 2015

It's been interesting reading your blogs and I want to lead with this concerning critiquing others:

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 

Ephesians 4:29 

So my Roses & Lemons Blog Critique is intended to build you up and give you grace. My scale of Roses and Lemons (and lemon related treats) is based on the following criteria:

• Content: How did I like your subject matter and the # of posts .
• Layout: I'm a visual person, so I like appealing looking blogs with pictures, links and video.
• Overall: Would I follow your blog?

Before I go in I want to comment on writing as I will not mention it again in my critique. Writing is a critical skill in PR. I continuously labor over my writing and always seek feedback on grammar and punctuation. I strive to actively and accurately express my point and in public relations writing can take your career far. I hope everyone keeps writing and keeps working to perfect this important PR skill. (I know I will.)  I recommend this book as a quick read and tutor on the importance of grammar, punctuation and use of the active voice --it's funny too! Eats, Shoots & Leaves is a best seller and writer's favorite.



Toressam333
https://torressam333.wordpress.com

Sam, your personality shows through your work. Your style is likable, sincere and believable. I give you a dozen Roses on that point alone.   Early on you made it clear of your interest in the corporate side of public relations and I believe your blog remained true to that interest. The articles you blogged about were interesting and I actually found myself getting involved with your content. Roses again on content. I think if you had a blog on corporate PR issues, I would follow. I actually like the template style of your blog, but wished for pictures and video links.

I can't give you any lemons, because anything lacking was made up with sincerity and focus, so I'm giving your blog: 

 25 Roses and a tall glass of sweet Lemonade! 



Hotdoglifestyle
hotdoglifestyle.blogspot.com

Kai, I can't say I understood upfront where you were coming from following the Donald. Politics isn't my favorite subject, but I do love reality TV and I am sad that Donald isn't sticking to the Apprentice franchise. However, following your blog helped me see that Donald Trump's direct, aggressive and sometimes arrogant style is very consistent. Donald's political persona is the same in politics as it is on reality TV -- entertaining but short on substance.  I give you Roses on sticking with a topic and forcing me to pay attention!  I would have loved to see some video and or photos (lemon here)--but you deserve Roses for the brilliant way you set yourself up for success in the semester by using the blog in your critical assignment! Your blog gets: 

30 Roses, 1 Lemon & a Key Lime Pie! 

Cvanvorce
http://cvanvorce.blogspot.com/


Christina, this class really placed a lot of demands on our time and posting 5 times a week was tough.  I wish you had the opportunity to post more often. I'd have more to consider:) I'm not too fond of stories of death, murder and kidnapping, so I don't think I'd follow your blog. However, I do appreciate you using the same blog design template. It shows me you have a good eye and I love that you used photos. That's worth 2 dozen Roses in my book.  

24 Roses, 2 Lemons and Lemon Bars!