I choose to blog when I first discovered about blogs a year back. A little late but my inspiration was my tutor who had his own blogs about his little travel adventures across Asia. It was mind-blowing. Especially for a girl like me who cannot live but with writing.
I have been writing diaries since young and blogging changed all that. The difference was nobody could read my diary and I did not want anyone to read as well but when it comes to blogging I wanted an audience.
I wanted people to read my opinions, and the whole structure of writing changed. I discovered that blogging goes beyond just personal encounters. I would use blog as a publishing platform to channel ideas to the public, to a group of selected audience. Taking up this project would broaden my view and allow me to think more critically in terms of media and communication and other life issues that affect me and my community.
I took an interest to video blogging and pod casting, a medium I am planning to venture into to project my ideas to the world. I searched for various news channels online and explored how they made use of the blogging evolution in their site.It was an eye-opener that is going to affect the way I view and gather news in the future.
The concepts of Given and New by Kress is evident in this medium, where the given news is presented in a new way, Blogs. Each news site has journalist hosting their own blogs and there are even a section dedicated to blogs. The design strategies discussed by Shriver and Parker can be mapped onto web blogging techniques. E.g. The use of space, scanability in terms of title categorization of blog entries, reference in terms of links and so on.
I am really glad that I took up this course work and that one of the projects is on web blogging. The depth of things to learn are so much. What I have done through this assignment is to ride on the surface but it is definitely not stopping here.
Read on.
Saturday, March 24, 2007
References
Book resources
Andy B, Simon C, Chris JD, Michael H, John O, Davis P, Ricahrd R, Phil S 2006, Blog Design Solutions, Apress, USA.
Michael V, Ryanne H, Diana W, Shirley C 2006, Secrets of video blogging, Peachpit press, Berkeley, CA.
Katherine M & Mike T 2006, Share your story; blogging with MSN spaces, Microsoft press, Redmond, Washington.
Online resources
river 2007, Baghdad Burning, Iraq, viewed 24 February 2007
NBC News 2007, Blogging Baghdad;the untold story, Iraq, viewed 24 February 2007, http://onthescene.msnbc.com/baghdad/>.
Huichieh 2005, Straits Times and the blogs in From a Singapore Angle Blog, Singapore, viewed 27 February 2007, http"//singaporeangle.blogspot.com/2005/02/straits-times-and-blogs.html>.
Radio resources
Antony F 2007, Leading the way in user-input journalism in ABC Radio National Media report, Australia, viewed 8 February 2007,.
Antony F 2007, The changing media environment in Singapore in ABC Radio National Media report, Australia, viewed 8 February 2007,.
Antony F 2007, The blog and social justice in Mid-east in ABC Radio National Media report, Australia, viewed 22 February 2007,.
Antony F 2007, The intersection between politics and the media in ABC Radio National Media report, Australia, viewed 24 March 2007,.
Nielson, J 2005, Weblog usability: The top ten design mistakes in Jackob Nielson alertbox, viewed 24 March 2007,.
Video resources
George Galloway 2006, video recording, Sky News interview, Sydney, 6 August. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbEv0T2rwgo
Andy B, Simon C, Chris JD, Michael H, John O, Davis P, Ricahrd R, Phil S 2006, Blog Design Solutions, Apress, USA.
Michael V, Ryanne H, Diana W, Shirley C 2006, Secrets of video blogging, Peachpit press, Berkeley, CA.
Katherine M & Mike T 2006, Share your story; blogging with MSN spaces, Microsoft press, Redmond, Washington.
Online resources
river 2007, Baghdad Burning, Iraq, viewed 24 February 2007
NBC News 2007, Blogging Baghdad;the untold story, Iraq, viewed 24 February 2007, http://onthescene.msnbc.com/baghdad/>.
Huichieh 2005, Straits Times and the blogs in From a Singapore Angle Blog, Singapore, viewed 27 February 2007, http"//singaporeangle.blogspot.com/2005/02/straits-times-and-blogs.html>.
Radio resources
Antony F 2007, Leading the way in user-input journalism in ABC Radio National Media report, Australia, viewed 8 February 2007,
Antony F 2007, The changing media environment in Singapore in ABC Radio National Media report, Australia, viewed 8 February 2007,
Antony F 2007, The blog and social justice in Mid-east in ABC Radio National Media report, Australia, viewed 22 February 2007,
Antony F 2007, The intersection between politics and the media in ABC Radio National Media report, Australia, viewed 24 March 2007,
Nielson, J 2005, Weblog usability: The top ten design mistakes in Jackob Nielson alertbox, viewed 24 March 2007,
Video resources
George Galloway 2006, video recording, Sky News interview, Sydney, 6 August. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbEv0T2rwgo
Video blogging - Citizen Journalism
Citizen Journalism
I made an entry about ABC National Radio's segment on citizen journalism. Recently I was a browsing a book on blogging and came across the same words. The book described citizen journalism as
“A concept that allows people to redefine what is newsworthy and participate in a form of communication traditionally closed to non-professionals. “
The book discusses on Video blogging, another interesting concept of blogging. Unlike traditional newscasters, these video bloggers do not shoot themselves in the scene. “Vloggers” is another short form name for video bloggers. The book goes on to describe that vlogging citizen journalist are more concerned about covering whats important to the community that they live in. E.g. I stay in Clementi and there is a new library on board, I can do a video story of the library and people from Clementi would be reading about the library on my blog, with a full video shoot. (Verdi et al. 2006, pg. 39-40)
An example of video blogging @ Minnesota stories
This is a blog designed by state residents about spotlights, personal stories, local politics, music, eateries etc etc, things that affects the community basically.
The important thing to note if you are going to do a video blogging would be the choice of topic, the tone of voice and of course the audience. So get these three things in place if you want a sound video blog.
More on Vlogging
I made an entry about ABC National Radio's segment on citizen journalism. Recently I was a browsing a book on blogging and came across the same words. The book described citizen journalism as
“A concept that allows people to redefine what is newsworthy and participate in a form of communication traditionally closed to non-professionals. “
The book discusses on Video blogging, another interesting concept of blogging. Unlike traditional newscasters, these video bloggers do not shoot themselves in the scene. “Vloggers” is another short form name for video bloggers. The book goes on to describe that vlogging citizen journalist are more concerned about covering whats important to the community that they live in. E.g. I stay in Clementi and there is a new library on board, I can do a video story of the library and people from Clementi would be reading about the library on my blog, with a full video shoot. (Verdi et al. 2006, pg. 39-40)
An example of video blogging @ Minnesota stories
This is a blog designed by state residents about spotlights, personal stories, local politics, music, eateries etc etc, things that affects the community basically.
The important thing to note if you are going to do a video blogging would be the choice of topic, the tone of voice and of course the audience. So get these three things in place if you want a sound video blog.
More on Vlogging
Design and web blogs
Yes, blogs are more personal and less professional. But do we still have to adhere to design principles when publishing a blog. From Jakob Nielson’s Alertbox, we’ve got some ideas to discuss.
Personally I believe that the intention of a web blog would justify the design and aesthetic considerations. If it’s just a personal diary for family and friends, maybe the rules can be a little relaxed. But if it is anything much more, we have got 10 commandments to stick by.
Since there are millions of blogging going on the cyberspace every nano-second, information about who is the blogger is crucial. The auto-biography and photos act as a identity for yoru digital space.
Do you find the description of my posting relevant?
Do you notice that often the description of a blog title does not coincide with the entry. Titles are important as they serve as a window for anyone searching for a particular content on the WWW search engines. Treat them as a micro-content. Now I have to re-look at all my titles for the previous posting
As I said earlier the intention of starting a web blog is very important. If you want to write on a particular subject, there will be many people out there searching for these information, so when putting up links, we have to describe where these links would be leading us to. People do not want to get lost in surfing irrelevant information especially with a flood of resources out there.
Link up to your past entries as a newbie to your blog would not have read your past entries. Also refrain from categorizing your entries by date. A calendar might be the most common form of categorization but topical categorization goes a long way and it’s easier for viewers to browse on a particular subject.
How often do you blog? I am guilty of irregular publishing too. But in this article, one of the rules of thumb for blogging is to have regularity in publishing. Otherwise viewers will stop patronizing your site and that’s going to cost you alubale audience.
I stared off this blog as a form of News blog critique. Today I have decided to enter a bit on the design aspects. But sticking to a theme is important for a blog to get popular and be taken as a credible resource.
I cannot say this here but try to get your own blog domain name says the commandment. Free domain names do not reflect well for your seriousness about blogging. I deliberately did not mention the 9th commandment as I do not agree with that. Do you agree that what you write in your blog is what you write for your future boss?
Read more about blogging and design here.
The challenge dividend
Designing for blogs
Personally I believe that the intention of a web blog would justify the design and aesthetic considerations. If it’s just a personal diary for family and friends, maybe the rules can be a little relaxed. But if it is anything much more, we have got 10 commandments to stick by.
Since there are millions of blogging going on the cyberspace every nano-second, information about who is the blogger is crucial. The auto-biography and photos act as a identity for yoru digital space.
Do you find the description of my posting relevant?
Do you notice that often the description of a blog title does not coincide with the entry. Titles are important as they serve as a window for anyone searching for a particular content on the WWW search engines. Treat them as a micro-content. Now I have to re-look at all my titles for the previous posting
As I said earlier the intention of starting a web blog is very important. If you want to write on a particular subject, there will be many people out there searching for these information, so when putting up links, we have to describe where these links would be leading us to. People do not want to get lost in surfing irrelevant information especially with a flood of resources out there.
Link up to your past entries as a newbie to your blog would not have read your past entries. Also refrain from categorizing your entries by date. A calendar might be the most common form of categorization but topical categorization goes a long way and it’s easier for viewers to browse on a particular subject.
How often do you blog? I am guilty of irregular publishing too. But in this article, one of the rules of thumb for blogging is to have regularity in publishing. Otherwise viewers will stop patronizing your site and that’s going to cost you alubale audience.
I stared off this blog as a form of News blog critique. Today I have decided to enter a bit on the design aspects. But sticking to a theme is important for a blog to get popular and be taken as a credible resource.
I cannot say this here but try to get your own blog domain name says the commandment. Free domain names do not reflect well for your seriousness about blogging. I deliberately did not mention the 9th commandment as I do not agree with that. Do you agree that what you write in your blog is what you write for your future boss?
Read more about blogging and design here.
The challenge dividend
Designing for blogs
Politics and the media
The intersection between Politics and the Media
ABC Radio Script on 22 March 24, 2007
This article has been another eye-opener for me. The producer of the show, Andrew Davies, discusses about the influence of Media in politics and political influence in media.
The highlight of how media influences the political scene in Australia was discussed by using Alan Jones, a talk host in Sydney radio station.
Alan Jones was believed to pursue political influence as an objective in his talk shows. How is a talk show host able to influence the result of a national election? This made me even more curious in this article.
For your quick reference, these are the tactics used by Alan Jones: He uses a lot of repetitions that became like a “holy mantra” which creates a kind of frame in the mind of people with regards to an issue. To skillfully drill these ideas onto people heads, he uses rhetorical intensity.
In Australia politicians are more open to talk back radio shows to get and manipulate public opinion than in United Kingdom. Though in America there are numerous talk back shows, there are too many such shows to create an impact on a large community.
Now moving on to how politics affect the media, other interesting viewpoints were discussed. How does the evolution of the new media affect public and political accountability?
Nik Gowing, Senior presenter for BBC was sharing his views. He said the involvement of public in inputting information onto the media platform adds a fragility and vulnerability to the political stand of a nation. This creates an empowerment of press freedom among the public, however journalist now have to switch their roles from being mere information provider to intelligent officers who are able to validate and check for accuracy of the news brought in by public contributors.
The most outstanding idea I have picked from this radio show is that “simple reiteration of false information strengthens it”. Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, from the Department of Psychology, University of Western Australia mentions about how during the proposition for the war of Iraq, false information were fed to the public to justify the war. E.g. British Prime Minister Tony Blair claimed that Iraqis had executed Coalition P-O-Ws after they have surrendered. The next day, his own Ministry of Defence retracted the information saying there was no such news.
Now we know this was also the case for the claim of Weapons of mass Destruction, the Iran being the supplier of weapons to Iraqi insurgents, etc etc etc. All lies with a political propaganda. So it’s the information that we get at first from the media that we have to be critical and skeptical about and that way we can immunize ourselves against misinformation says Mr. Lewandowsky.
Blogging helps us to be more critical and skeptical as we are able to search and read broader views.
ABC Radio Script on 22 March 24, 2007
This article has been another eye-opener for me. The producer of the show, Andrew Davies, discusses about the influence of Media in politics and political influence in media.
The highlight of how media influences the political scene in Australia was discussed by using Alan Jones, a talk host in Sydney radio station.
Alan Jones was believed to pursue political influence as an objective in his talk shows. How is a talk show host able to influence the result of a national election? This made me even more curious in this article.
For your quick reference, these are the tactics used by Alan Jones: He uses a lot of repetitions that became like a “holy mantra” which creates a kind of frame in the mind of people with regards to an issue. To skillfully drill these ideas onto people heads, he uses rhetorical intensity.
In Australia politicians are more open to talk back radio shows to get and manipulate public opinion than in United Kingdom. Though in America there are numerous talk back shows, there are too many such shows to create an impact on a large community.
Now moving on to how politics affect the media, other interesting viewpoints were discussed. How does the evolution of the new media affect public and political accountability?
Nik Gowing, Senior presenter for BBC was sharing his views. He said the involvement of public in inputting information onto the media platform adds a fragility and vulnerability to the political stand of a nation. This creates an empowerment of press freedom among the public, however journalist now have to switch their roles from being mere information provider to intelligent officers who are able to validate and check for accuracy of the news brought in by public contributors.
The most outstanding idea I have picked from this radio show is that “simple reiteration of false information strengthens it”. Professor Stephan Lewandowsky, from the Department of Psychology, University of Western Australia mentions about how during the proposition for the war of Iraq, false information were fed to the public to justify the war. E.g. British Prime Minister Tony Blair claimed that Iraqis had executed Coalition P-O-Ws after they have surrendered. The next day, his own Ministry of Defence retracted the information saying there was no such news.
Now we know this was also the case for the claim of Weapons of mass Destruction, the Iran being the supplier of weapons to Iraqi insurgents, etc etc etc. All lies with a political propaganda. So it’s the information that we get at first from the media that we have to be critical and skeptical about and that way we can immunize ourselves against misinformation says Mr. Lewandowsky.
Blogging helps us to be more critical and skeptical as we are able to search and read broader views.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Does blog create social justice?
This week the ABC Radio National's discussion was about social justice in the Middle East created by blogs. Social justice here refers to a form of freedom to express! There are many middle easterners coming out of their box in these blogs.
Media coverage in the Middle eastern countries are often controlled by the government. Blogging provides an alternative channel for the everyday man and women to voice their subjective views on the world and the way their country is running.
Some of the blogs that I have read from Middle Easterners voice on political views hereas others on personal views. There was a write up on a personal incident.
On ABC Radio National, Mona Eltahaway an Egyptian-born social commentator writes about coverage of sexual harassment incidents in Egypt. These reviews are out not from a media platform, not by the government but from a personal blogger. This is a typical example of how blogs are changing the way news is getting around. There is no more role to play for gatekeepers in this new media evolution;blogging.
Now we don't need to find a support group to host our ideas and issues. A blog is enough to publish your views out to the world.
How about the popular satellite channels like al-Jazeera and al-Arabia which are renown for their sensational news coverage? Mona Eltahaway writes that these mediums are still controlled by old voices whereas the Middle Eastern community is made of more youngsters. So these youngsters turn to blogging and digital space to create an identity and voice for themselves. Blogging seem to be most popular among Middle Eastern women than men. I think this is largely due to the culture of the society rather than religious practices.
Have you ever thought about politician using blogs to advocate their positions?
I will write about this in future entries.
Some Middle easterners blogs are linked here.
Blog from Iran
Adventures of an Iranian teacher
Media coverage in the Middle eastern countries are often controlled by the government. Blogging provides an alternative channel for the everyday man and women to voice their subjective views on the world and the way their country is running.
Some of the blogs that I have read from Middle Easterners voice on political views hereas others on personal views. There was a write up on a personal incident.
On ABC Radio National, Mona Eltahaway an Egyptian-born social commentator writes about coverage of sexual harassment incidents in Egypt. These reviews are out not from a media platform, not by the government but from a personal blogger. This is a typical example of how blogs are changing the way news is getting around. There is no more role to play for gatekeepers in this new media evolution;blogging.
Now we don't need to find a support group to host our ideas and issues. A blog is enough to publish your views out to the world.
How about the popular satellite channels like al-Jazeera and al-Arabia which are renown for their sensational news coverage? Mona Eltahaway writes that these mediums are still controlled by old voices whereas the Middle Eastern community is made of more youngsters. So these youngsters turn to blogging and digital space to create an identity and voice for themselves. Blogging seem to be most popular among Middle Eastern women than men. I think this is largely due to the culture of the society rather than religious practices.
Have you ever thought about politician using blogs to advocate their positions?
I will write about this in future entries.
Some Middle easterners blogs are linked here.
Blog from Iran
Adventures of an Iranian teacher
Monday, March 5, 2007
The changing media environment in Singapore
Title of another Radio programme on ABC National Radio based in Australia
attracted my attention. “The changing media environment in Singapore”
Really, is there a change in our media environment?
As far as I know the Straits Times still is a government publication, and all the media stations in Singapore are just as good as that. Let me quote an example of things that makes me boil.
Recently the Land Transport Authority decided to change the bus services island-wide. As part of this smart move, they decided to terminate some “important” bus services which I have been using. Reason given, The New MRT system provides the alternative route. “It gives commuters' a more predictable waiting time” claimed one of the ministers. Did we ask for a more predictable waiting time? I don’t remember anyone complaining about the waiting time.
On the radio there was an interview with a women who is affected by this change. What did she have to say about this? Listen. ‘Oh yes the buses are no longer here and I have to walk 20 minutes to catch the LRT/MRT, but I consider that a good thing as it’s a type of exercise for my body” . Can you believe that?
Going back to the ABC Radio script, they interviewed Mr. Samydorai from Think Centre in Singapore. Have you guys heard of the Think centre?
The interview talked about the lack of democracy in Singapore media and how Singaporeans are accustomed to self-censorships the day they are born in this fine city.
The interesting issue raised was the freedom of press for foreign reporters coming here. Mr. Samydorai stated that these foreign journalists are allowed to write about Singapore outside of this country but are not allowed to interfere with the political agenda of the local press. If young Singaporeans like you and me want to get a balanced perspective of what’s happening locally should we restrict ourselves to local publication anymore?
Thank god for the internet and blogging system, I get access to segments such as this.
The final issue sounds promising to me. The country after the reign of LKY! Though Mr. Samydorai stated that the change will not be immediate after LKY days, he said we can expect changes in the governing policy and media freedom in the years to come.
I am looking forward for the day where all of us are allowed to grow as human beings and not conditioned as robots.
The day when a Singaporean is more concerned about the world and less about the materials he can gather will be the day that Singapore can be proudly accepted as a developed nation.
Media report transcripts
attracted my attention. “The changing media environment in Singapore”
Really, is there a change in our media environment?
As far as I know the Straits Times still is a government publication, and all the media stations in Singapore are just as good as that. Let me quote an example of things that makes me boil.
Recently the Land Transport Authority decided to change the bus services island-wide. As part of this smart move, they decided to terminate some “important” bus services which I have been using. Reason given, The New MRT system provides the alternative route. “It gives commuters' a more predictable waiting time” claimed one of the ministers. Did we ask for a more predictable waiting time? I don’t remember anyone complaining about the waiting time.
On the radio there was an interview with a women who is affected by this change. What did she have to say about this? Listen. ‘Oh yes the buses are no longer here and I have to walk 20 minutes to catch the LRT/MRT, but I consider that a good thing as it’s a type of exercise for my body” . Can you believe that?
Going back to the ABC Radio script, they interviewed Mr. Samydorai from Think Centre in Singapore. Have you guys heard of the Think centre?
The interview talked about the lack of democracy in Singapore media and how Singaporeans are accustomed to self-censorships the day they are born in this fine city.
The interesting issue raised was the freedom of press for foreign reporters coming here. Mr. Samydorai stated that these foreign journalists are allowed to write about Singapore outside of this country but are not allowed to interfere with the political agenda of the local press. If young Singaporeans like you and me want to get a balanced perspective of what’s happening locally should we restrict ourselves to local publication anymore?
Thank god for the internet and blogging system, I get access to segments such as this.
The final issue sounds promising to me. The country after the reign of LKY! Though Mr. Samydorai stated that the change will not be immediate after LKY days, he said we can expect changes in the governing policy and media freedom in the years to come.
I am looking forward for the day where all of us are allowed to grow as human beings and not conditioned as robots.
The day when a Singaporean is more concerned about the world and less about the materials he can gather will be the day that Singapore can be proudly accepted as a developed nation.
Media report transcripts
Sunday, March 4, 2007
User-input journalism
The discussion on ABC Media on the 8th February was about user input journalism. That is related to news logs so read on.
I was quite surprised to find that South Korea was indeed pioneering on this "user-input journalism". Jean K.Min, Director of "OhMy News" speaks about his organisation open policy that houses almost 47 000 journalist with a age range from ten year old to eighty somethings.
What intrigued me about this was they accepted any articles without being prejudiced. I do not find such an open system in media reporting anywhere else in the world as far as I know. Maybe I am wrong. Have you heard of any?
"As long as any story makes sense, has a good news value, we are obliged to publish it. "
Jean K.Min
Does that mean I can write about anything under the roof and I get published? How credible is my story? Does it matter to people who read it.
How about religious, ethical and controversial issues? Do they get published too?
Will I be subjected to the law should I write something offensive?
I have so many questions to ask Mr Jean K.Min.
Now this is what I call "freedom of speech". I wonder can this be materialised in Singapore? Maybe I should start something called "My News LA".
What do you think?
I was quite surprised to find that South Korea was indeed pioneering on this "user-input journalism". Jean K.Min, Director of "OhMy News" speaks about his organisation open policy that houses almost 47 000 journalist with a age range from ten year old to eighty somethings.
What intrigued me about this was they accepted any articles without being prejudiced. I do not find such an open system in media reporting anywhere else in the world as far as I know. Maybe I am wrong. Have you heard of any?
"As long as any story makes sense, has a good news value, we are obliged to publish it. "
Jean K.Min
Does that mean I can write about anything under the roof and I get published? How credible is my story? Does it matter to people who read it.
How about religious, ethical and controversial issues? Do they get published too?
Will I be subjected to the law should I write something offensive?
I have so many questions to ask Mr Jean K.Min.
Now this is what I call "freedom of speech". I wonder can this be materialised in Singapore? Maybe I should start something called "My News LA".
What do you think?
Friday, March 2, 2007
What makes a blog?
What started off this blogging phenomenon? According to a book I read, Blogging kicked off in the year 2004, and blogging options were limited back then. People used blogs as a form of channel to communicate with the world. E.g. Journalist reporting from a war-torn Iraq like salam pax, the Baghdad Blogger. Blogging gives people hope, a sense of feeling that they are taking action with their words.(Andy et al. 2006, pg. 3-7).
Blogging was developed from a personal web publishing website; a new wave was forming on the net. Basically three technologies emerged at the same time and created a breakthrough in online digital space. It was about publishing personal content online, digital photography and building communities virtually with those people we admire (Murray & Torres 2006, pg. 2-3).
How does blogging allow one to interact with the audience?
In the case of News blogs, we get to read the “valued” opinions of journalist on specific news items in their blogs. Web blogs allow comments on entries and as such the readers get to view not only the entries but the comments from people like you and me.
These reporters can use digital photography to enhance their story. Just like a forum they get our feedback on their story. If they have an audio piece or video file to add value to the story, that goes in too. The best part is that they can edit and re-write the stories as many times as they want in a most convenient way. We also get to view their personal information if they choose to publish that, and this would give us more insight as to whose story are we reading.
Any other features you are aware of?
I leave you with a most viewed news video from youtube.com
Blogging was developed from a personal web publishing website; a new wave was forming on the net. Basically three technologies emerged at the same time and created a breakthrough in online digital space. It was about publishing personal content online, digital photography and building communities virtually with those people we admire (Murray & Torres 2006, pg. 2-3).
How does blogging allow one to interact with the audience?
In the case of News blogs, we get to read the “valued” opinions of journalist on specific news items in their blogs. Web blogs allow comments on entries and as such the readers get to view not only the entries but the comments from people like you and me.
These reporters can use digital photography to enhance their story. Just like a forum they get our feedback on their story. If they have an audio piece or video file to add value to the story, that goes in too. The best part is that they can edit and re-write the stories as many times as they want in a most convenient way. We also get to view their personal information if they choose to publish that, and this would give us more insight as to whose story are we reading.
Any other features you are aware of?
I leave you with a most viewed news video from youtube.com
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Singapore News blogs?
Does Singapore media support blogging? Or should I say can a Singaporean host a personal news site? I am sure many of us want to know about the degree of freedom
in news blogging in Singapore. Heard of Singaporeangle blogspot? Click here and read for yourself.
Here is an excerpt from one of the articles I read.
Finally, as a journalism educator, a (longer) word about whether this profession is worth bothering with. If you have no ties to Singapore, it is entirely rational to avoid practising journalism here. It is just too difficult. However, if you are a Singaporean with a love and respect for the written word, insatiable curiosity and a questioning mind, and a sense of duty to your community, the answer is equally clear: journalism in Singapore is challenging but still meaningful.
There are many different perspectives shared in this web blogs at Singapore angle and the articles are pretty good. I was quite astonished to find these articles, and somehow the horizon of Singapore journalism seems a little broader, even if it is confined to blogging.
Click here for more Singapore perspectives.
in news blogging in Singapore. Heard of Singaporeangle blogspot? Click here and read for yourself.
Here is an excerpt from one of the articles I read.
Finally, as a journalism educator, a (longer) word about whether this profession is worth bothering with. If you have no ties to Singapore, it is entirely rational to avoid practising journalism here. It is just too difficult. However, if you are a Singaporean with a love and respect for the written word, insatiable curiosity and a questioning mind, and a sense of duty to your community, the answer is equally clear: journalism in Singapore is challenging but still meaningful.
There are many different perspectives shared in this web blogs at Singapore angle and the articles are pretty good. I was quite astonished to find these articles, and somehow the horizon of Singapore journalism seems a little broader, even if it is confined to blogging.
Click here for more Singapore perspectives.
Monday, February 26, 2007
Popular News sites and Blogging
Journalists from popular online news sites have their own news blogs, such as Nick Robinson’s newslog at Nick's log from BBC.
Today I came across an interesting entry on his site about Prime Minister Tony Blair inviting Big Brother celebrity “Shilpa” over to his palace for lunch. Nick Robinson's blog. Read the comments on this entry, smiles.
There is a section dedicated to entertainment blogs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the shallow end.
Have you heard of a pulsating site that monitors for you all the latest happenings on web blogs called blogpulse? I ran a search for news blogs and would like to share with you some related news blog links here.
Scarlet jewels
Newcir newslog
Rhino again
Today I came across an interesting entry on his site about Prime Minister Tony Blair inviting Big Brother celebrity “Shilpa” over to his palace for lunch. Nick Robinson's blog. Read the comments on this entry, smiles.
There is a section dedicated to entertainment blogs on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the shallow end.
Have you heard of a pulsating site that monitors for you all the latest happenings on web blogs called blogpulse? I ran a search for news blogs and would like to share with you some related news blog links here.
Scarlet jewels
Newcir newslog
Rhino again
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Blogging Baghdad.
As I was trying to get into the truth of all the hype about Iraq occupation by America I came across a very interesting site. A totally different perspective from journalist reporting from Baghdad, this blog made me wonder if all the news we hear on the main stream media are indeed fabricated to such an extent.
Sometimes when you tell a lie thousands times people tend to believe it’s the truth, and I think that’s what happened in this Iraq occupation and many other stories in history. There is this particular entry on “Baghdad Burning” which caused a lot of emotional stir in me. riverbend blogspot
It brought my attention to many other stories we hear on TV and Radio. As a communication student for years now, I am aware of how the media gate keeping
can control the news headlines. But it is imperative that each one of us do not just take what is served and choose to do our reading. Now we have another medium to resort to. For more stories on Iraq occupation from a “different” perspectives, log onto different perspectives on Baghdad
Is there any other interesting news blogs that you have read recently, share it here with me.
Sometimes when you tell a lie thousands times people tend to believe it’s the truth, and I think that’s what happened in this Iraq occupation and many other stories in history. There is this particular entry on “Baghdad Burning” which caused a lot of emotional stir in me. riverbend blogspot
It brought my attention to many other stories we hear on TV and Radio. As a communication student for years now, I am aware of how the media gate keeping
can control the news headlines. But it is imperative that each one of us do not just take what is served and choose to do our reading. Now we have another medium to resort to. For more stories on Iraq occupation from a “different” perspectives, log onto different perspectives on Baghdad
Is there any other interesting news blogs that you have read recently, share it here with me.
Perspectives
A writer needs three things, experience, observations, and imagination, any two of which at times anyone of which, can supply the lack of the others.
William Faulkuer
Almost every other person I know of has some sort of a digital space out there. I am referring to the evolution of blogging. It’s so hot that it has even find its way through the online news sites.
Take a look at any of your favorite online news sites, say BBC,
or Guardian they have an entire section dedicated to blogs.
Now all this is interesting because hard news has always been under the scrutiny of media gatekeepers. Blogging challenges the idea of “gate keeping” by introducing subjective opinions on objective news. That’s what I call a real media evolution.
There are “good” and “bad” sides to any conceived idea and blogging is no exception. Too many opinions and perspectives on one subject make us question on the credibility of the source and confuses the reader. But on the positive note, it brings the truth to the average middle class man who has been so far depending only on mainstream media to tell him what is going on in his world. We are not talking about just the accuracy of the news but even “what” is reported as news and what is not. Now the reader chooses his own news and reads whosever perspective and views he likes and dislikes. All he has to do is make a search and bingo, “the truth is out there.”
This is my blog on "Journalism on the blog". Let us study together the different aspect of news blogs and how they are making an impact on the way news is being delivered and received today.
William Faulkuer
Almost every other person I know of has some sort of a digital space out there. I am referring to the evolution of blogging. It’s so hot that it has even find its way through the online news sites.
Take a look at any of your favorite online news sites, say BBC,
or Guardian they have an entire section dedicated to blogs.
Now all this is interesting because hard news has always been under the scrutiny of media gatekeepers. Blogging challenges the idea of “gate keeping” by introducing subjective opinions on objective news. That’s what I call a real media evolution.
There are “good” and “bad” sides to any conceived idea and blogging is no exception. Too many opinions and perspectives on one subject make us question on the credibility of the source and confuses the reader. But on the positive note, it brings the truth to the average middle class man who has been so far depending only on mainstream media to tell him what is going on in his world. We are not talking about just the accuracy of the news but even “what” is reported as news and what is not. Now the reader chooses his own news and reads whosever perspective and views he likes and dislikes. All he has to do is make a search and bingo, “the truth is out there.”
This is my blog on "Journalism on the blog". Let us study together the different aspect of news blogs and how they are making an impact on the way news is being delivered and received today.
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