Words on a page

Reporters without Borders has released its Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents. It’s an interesting and handy guide to getting started blogging, and how to avoid censorship. Check it out, even if you aren’t a dissent. This handbook is well worth reading.

Here’s the table of contents, in case you’re interested:

• Bloggers, the new heralds of free expression
• What’s a blog?
• The language of blogging
• Choosing the best tool
• How to set up and run a blog
• What ethics should bloggers have?
• Getting your blog picked up by search-engines
• What really makes a blog shine?
• Personal accounts:
  • Germany
  • Bahrain
  • USA
  • Hong Kong
  • Iran
  • Nepal
• How to blog anonymously
• Technical ways to get round censorship
• Ensuring your e-mail is truly private
• Internet-censor world championship