tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post6014840246421173075..comments2024-03-28T02:00:32.006-07:00Comments on BarefootLawyers International: Blogs: The Perils of Posts and PostingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post-82889704059265020362014-03-11T23:03:45.326-07:002014-03-11T23:03:45.326-07:00I have enjoyed looking at Global Voices since you ...I have enjoyed looking at Global Voices since you pointed it out to me. I find the articles very interesting and the views are different than one would get from strictly US sources. Do you know if they do transcription for potential sources who are not literate or do not have computer access? I did not see anything about this, but it would certainly open up even more perspectives!Anon - Crysta =)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post-9917612961466963472014-03-11T22:52:00.956-07:002014-03-11T22:52:00.956-07:00I have sometimes wondered if the rise of user-gene...I have sometimes wondered if the rise of user-generated content like blogs has influenced this shift for even conventional media sources to publish fast and look up facts later? Are they trying to keep up with a form of media that is not constrained by the quality control we used to expect from our news sources? With how our journalists are inserting more and more celebrity trivia and personal commentary into their reports to keep viewers engaged, I wonder if we should consider them to be something akin to spoken-word bloggers?Anon - Crysta =)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post-45032013478493008202014-03-11T22:37:00.068-07:002014-03-11T22:37:00.068-07:00You are completely correct - there is a very wide ...You are completely correct - there is a very wide variety in quality and there are some truly fantastic and reliable blogs out there. <br /><br />I would say there while both books and blogs can have a range of quality, the quality enforcement mechanisms are less developed for blogs and rely more strongly on self-policing and savvy readers. Authors who are known to lie in their books or articles have trouble finding publishers to pay for their future works. The analogy for bloggers would be loss in credibility and (presumably) fewer readers. This is enough for many bloggers who want to avoid damaging their reputation and readership, but to me it does not seem as strong as not being able to publish. Is it enough for less ethical or less diligent bloggers? <br /><br />I wish I had thought to put hyperlinks right into the text. Thanks for the tip! I'm clearly not much of a blogger!Anon - Crysta =)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post-1128125629765150822014-03-11T13:07:59.808-07:002014-03-11T13:07:59.808-07:00More and more the line is blurring between enterta...More and more the line is blurring between entertainment and media news, and actual substantive domestic and foreign policy information. Two examples I can think of: reading an article about capitol hill goings-on on HuffPost and seeing a link about Angeline Jolie's marriage troubles at the bottom of the article. And then there's Buzzfeed. The site known for cats and (I think) annoying lists are venturing into foreign policy. Known writers from Politico are being hired on to popularize world affairs and politics. http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2013/04/29/11_buzzfeed_lists_that_explain_the_world. It's a double-edged sword, I'm glad we are thinking about ways to engage the public, but it also means more fact-checking before ever taking something as fact!!! thanks for the blog post, great job :)Nick Picardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12000076262870407291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post-2404784311415887892014-03-11T10:24:26.251-07:002014-03-11T10:24:26.251-07:00On ICT4D, this post reminds me of the Global Voice...On ICT4D, this post reminds me of the Global Voices project, (http://globalvoicesonline.org/), which is a blog platform for bloggers in developing countries, started and scaled up successfully by former a CNN Bureau Chief and a technologist, while they were both fellows at the Berkman Center. The stated goals:<br /><br />"At a time when international English-language media ignores many things that are important to large numbers of the world’s citizens, Global Voices aims to redress some of the inequities in media attention by leveraging the power of citizens’ media. We believe in free speech, and in bridging the gulfs that divide people."Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901240757149572729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post-55829653508652372942014-03-11T10:23:40.551-07:002014-03-11T10:23:40.551-07:00Thank you for these kind and informative words, An...Thank you for these kind and informative words, Anonymous Blogger. <br />I agree with almost everything you write, but I also would like to add that the quality of blog posts varies widely, depending on the writer and source--just like with any other medium. Shitty photographers move pixels and thus falsify information; shitty authors lie in their books, as do shitty politicians. Good blog posts provide references--usually in the form of hyperlinks rather than numbered citations at the end of the blog. <br />Would love to hear what you think of this!Christina G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10410511751244501226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520904763520245316.post-87868335182027923962014-03-11T10:21:45.934-07:002014-03-11T10:21:45.934-07:00I think that the blogging culture is premised on r...I think that the blogging culture is premised on reusing and remixing information, and is of a conversational (vs academic) style. Like real life conversations, I agree that we should neither swallow information whole, nor repeat what has been heard as the absolute truth, as research from the prestigious San Center shows that 87% of all is said is gossip anyway. Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901240757149572729noreply@blogger.com