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Writing for New Media
As we are living in a new generation where everything can be digitized or posted on various online social media websites it is important to know how to write for your audiences.

Tips for Writing for New Media

 * Be knowledgeable of Copyrights
 * Remember who the desired audience is
 * Be informative and accurate and cite sources appropriately
 * Be mindful of posts, as it can offend people and groups
 * Be respectful of the environment
 * Don't abuse the power of the internet

Helpful resources to Include
Hyperlinks or links are most commonly used to change the direction of the reader's attention, or direct them to related material. Since readers scan most of what they read they pay attention to bold fonts, or links. Hyperlinks can be used to send the viewer to a site that enables their desire to obtain more knowledge.

Images help reinforce the argument or give examples of what the author is trying to portray in their writing. Images can also break up larger chunks of text making it easier for the audience to understand and keep their attention.

Videos may be helpful for the same reasons as images. Videos and images must be properly cited and permission must be granted in order to use them on the desired medium, as some material may be copyrighted.

Some Helpful Texts
These texts may be useful in furthering knowledge on the topic of New Media and how to write on different mediums for different audiences, along with other ways writing styles may affect the traffic on your page.

Net Smart- Howard Rheingold

Writing for Digital Media - Brian Carroll