Live blogging, explained
Practical guides for newsrooms, organisers and anyone who covers events live: what a live blog is, how to write a good one and how to get it onto your own site.
What is a live blog? Live blogging explained
What a live blog is, how it is built, what newsrooms use it for and how to get one onto your own website, from editing by hand to live blog software.
Read the guideHow to create a live blog: a step-by-step guide
How to create a live blog for your website: plan the event, choose a tool, prepare the live blog, embed it, announce it, write it live and close it properly.
Read the guideHow to write a live blog: tips for newsrooms
How to write a good live blog: the summary at the top, short entries, rhythm, quotes and pictures, sources, corrections, working as a team and a clean finish.
Read the guideHow to add a live blog to WordPress: three ways compared
Live blogging on WordPress: updating a post by hand, a plugin that runs inside WordPress, or embedded live blog software. Pros and cons, caching and privacy.
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