Jamaican Local Blogging, Citizen Journalism and the Democratic Process

Jamaican Local Blogging, Citizen Journalism and the Democratic Process

Hi,

I love it when an inner urge gets outer, synchronistic support from Life.

I just happened upon an interesting blog just now. The post I read was about the emergence and community transformation benefits of citizen journalism through local blogging.

Keith Axline writes:

The last step in the rise of the blog will be the connection of virtual and real space. Your favorite blogger might be in New York, but if you’re living in Oregon, chances are he’s not going to be covering local ordinances or missing dogs.

This is a crucial step for citizen journalism and the democratic process in general. When supporting local causes is as easy as checking your RSS reader, and when the paths of communication are transparent, the seemingly giant gap between an initial desire for change and actually seeing results evaporates.

Just last week I again felt the inner urge to blog about Jamaican local happenings. I used to blog about Jamaica and local Jamaican tid bits on my old, now offline Angel Soul Mate Self Help blog site but haven't taken it up again here... yet! ;-)

Since my newer, sad, almost-forgotten Angel Soul Mate Self Help blog will deal with my New Energy Spirituality work (Angel Prayer Requests and Creative Imagination Guided Meditations), I'll add Jamaican blogging to my "Angela's Voice" posts here.

To read Keith's entire post which reviews the blog directories taking on this new local blogging citizen journalism upswing, see Keith Axel's NewAssignment blog.

Until next time, when I may start my own Jamaican blogging,

REMAIN Magnificently Blessed,


Angela.

Angela Chen Shui
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Jamaican Local Blogging, Citizen Journalism and the Democratic Process