More blogs and newspaper links (doh!)

Completed:

• Updated the links section with new blogs and newspaper links.
• Completed cataloging all posts from P. Preservationist blog
•    Note: Very few comments (2-3) on wind postings
•             Very PRO preservation while ANTI all other viewpoints
• Created a template for cataloging blog postings
• Need to create a CODING methodology for blog/newspaper posts and comments

Method:

• P. Preservationist by Anonymous at  http://ppreservationist.wordpress.com/
• Searched blog for keyword 'turbine' and used self tag 'Environment' and 'News and Politics'  (Note: Few posts tagged - majority are uncategorized)
• Methodology/Template for cataloging blog posts/comments
•      Sort by date (newest first)
•      Title and date, followed by post body (text, images, links, quotes)
•      Blog comments (sorted in order appearing on blog - may be old-to-new or new-to-old)
•      Blog comments in different color text (red)
•      My comments in different font and text color (purple)
•      Coding will be in yet a different color and be searchable
•           Possibly using MS Word Comment or Markup functions
•           Possibly using modified hashtags in descriptors (#Turbine_Height)
• Reviewed Blog 'ward I city councilor ~ newburyport, ma' (sic)by Allison Heartquist and found NO postings related to 'turbine' or 'wind' - blog is at http://allisonheartquist.blogspot.com/

One more blog cataloged

Worked on Tom Salemi's blog, Newburyport Posts.

Method:

• Cataloged all posts tagged with 'windmill' and/or found via search on keyword 'turbine'
• Catalog needs to be organized by date of entry.

Links and RSS

Gathered together existing (known) and new blogs concerning Newburyport Turbine.

Entered these links into a sidebar for quick access.

Also added links for the two newspapers that serve Newburyport, Massachusetts.

Added an RSS feed to the blog.

Method:

• Searched on terms 'Newburyport' and 'turbine' in Google Blog search
• Read through the first 200 entries
• Determined whether or not the Newburyport turbine was (or was not) a topic of ongoing discussion (vs. simply a news post)
• Blogs where ongoing discussion or coverage was somewhat focused on the Newburyport turbine were added.
• Most other blogs which did NOT make the cut were environmental or industry (wind/renewable/green) forums.

Next:

• Continue cataloging blog posts and comments

Back to it!

I am restarting my project from 2009-2010.

Today I collected files, both electronic and paper, and tried to find where I stood as far as data collected vs. need to collect goes!

Completed:

• Mary Baker Eaton Blog Posts
  The Newburyport Blog
  
  
• Gillian Swart Blog Posts and Comments
  Port Reporter Unlimited
  
  
• Wicked Local - North of Boston News had ZERO content of interest
  North of Boston Blog

Method:

• Searched on selected keywords (turbine, wind) and selected all blog postings related to the Richey Turbine installation and ramifications of the wind turbine.
• Copied all posts (and comments for Swart) into word documents for later coding.
• Comments are in red.

Next:

• Create master list of all possible blogs
• Update Newburyport Daily News information
• Currently have list of articles and opinion pieces for limited period
• Need to gather these articles and comments
• Continue collecting and formatting blog entries and comments