HW: 11 "Making Global Voices Heard"

I decided to look at the blog Global Voices that can be found at
www.globalvoicesonline.org. The blog looks like it was put together very formally and professionally. While the writing seems to be casual, it is all written in well English and is very understandable to any audience. Some of the blog titles are “Myanmar: Tens of Thousands Join Protest led by Monks” and “ World Reaction to the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights.” All of the blogs are about different events going on around the world, this website acts as another way to get news information without watching television or reading a newspaper. I also visited Jeff Ooi’s blog at jeffooi.com. In “Making Global Voices Heard” Mackinnon states about how we are seeing an emergence of blogs and how Jeff Ooi’s blog has become extremely popular because he is not afraid to criticize the Malaysia government. After visiting his blog I didn’t get the same impression, while he does discuss Malaysia there seemed to be may more irrelevant topics. The writing is much more casual, it sounds more like a conversation and there are numerous YouTube videos posted on the blog. I expected there to be more topics about problems with the government, especially after reading Mackinnon’s interview. YET SOME READERS MAY CHALLENGE MY VIEW and decide that the blogs are making a difference in the world and are allowing people to become more involved in the mainstream media. In my opinion Jeff Ooi’s blog was not as professional and informative as I thought it would be based on the reading.