How do I post a Newspaper Article?
Submitted by Mets82 on Sun, 01/27/2008 - 05:58.
Hi, I was wondering if you could tell me how to post a newspaper article. I
have a newspaper article in my local newspaper taken form the Associated
Press about how Budweiser has the most spots in this year's Super Bowl.
I've looked on the site about posting newspaper articles and I'm still
confused. Please help. Please email me back at Mets82@comcast.net.
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Are you trying to create a link to the article on the newspaper's website?
"Happiness is overrated."
I don't understand either, do you have a scan of the article? Also, keep in mind the copyrights - the text of that article belongs to your local newspaper and reposting it in full may get Dabitch into trouble.
Just wait until Caff comes with her yearly cheat sheet. She's better than anyone at it anyway.
Hahah - it's on its way! ;)
The natives are getting restless... ;P
heh. Well, it has been posted here for all your spoiler pleasure. :)
Thank you for responding. I was worried about posting an article because I didn't know what was allowed on the site and what wasn't. I'm not trying to scan the article or link the article from the newspaper. I'm just saying if I have a newspaper article can I post it? If I can, how do I post it?
If it's not a scan, and you're not planning a link, do you mean you'll type the article up? As far as I know, you simply post it then. Assuming it's your article or you are simply quoting the interesting part of it and then adding your view to it, considering what Imanaddy said about copyrights.
(I should probably add this to the FAQ - it used to be in it but I'm trying to keep it short and sweet these days.)
Don't quote (re-post) an entire newspaper article unless you have permission from the copyright holder (either the newspaper or the author). I don't think that's what you're planning, I just figured that I have to say this somewhere as there have been situations in the past when journalists have (rightly) gotten on my case about their work being posted here (it was users posts where I didn't know the text was someone elses). So, as a rule make clear what is quoted and from where and never re-post an entire article.
I may just not post at all. I don't want to get Dabitch in trouble or myself. It would just my luck that something would happen and I'd get into trouble or someone might get into trouble.
All I would do is post the article's title and write a summary about it. I don't know if that's ok. I mean I'm not copying the article but it is someone else's article.
If there is an internet copy of the article (and there often is for AP stories), point to it. (You might need some extra help in making sure that you get the link correctly posted - just ask if you're not sure).
Allan...
"Remember, no matter where you go... There you are." (Buckaroo Banzai).
"Hey, barkeep, 2 Rock Over Hip-Hops and 1 Bach Over Vivaldi with ice."
I think I have an idea how to link. If I wanted to post an article would all I have to do is post a link? I'm just confused. I saw some articles that I wanted to post but was afraid because I didn't want anybody to get in trouble. I've searched this site but is their an example of a newspaper article on the site.
Here's a recent example of a front page post with a link to and large quote from The New York times. It also has links to other places on the web.
Astroturfing will bite you in the ass and get a mention in the New York Times
Thank you for your help. Now I have some articles pre Super Bowl about the ads but I don't know if I could post them because it's pre Super Bowl. If I post, I think I'll write a little blurb, post a link to the article or try too and write something to summarize it. I hope it won't be a problem if their isn't a link to the article. What do you think? If I did what I said above, would that be ok.
Sounds fine. Add a dash of opinion too. And maybe a punch of salt. Simmer over a slow heat... Oh man, I'm hungry.
I mean, only if they add anything that Caffienegoddess hasn't already covered (go read her posts). Repeating info is a tad silly when we pretty much covered every angle here already.
I think I'm going to post some pre and post Super Bowl articles. If I post them wrong, please let me know.
To use some famous ad jargon:
JUST DO IT!
Where have I heard that before???
Could it be Keds? Adidas?
No, wait, I know, Michael Jackson! No???
:-)
Allan...
"Remember, no matter where you go... There you are." (Buckaroo Banzai).
"Hey, barkeep, 2 Rock Over Hip-Hops and 1 Bach Over Vivaldi with ice."
God only knows what Michael Jackson was talking about just doing. :-)