Journalists and bloggers.

I want to contuniu the topic of weblogs and I find some interest facts about it. As we know "weblog" is the man who has the own page in the Internet and everyone are available to past comments and leave their own opinion. The total quantity of private diaries is comming to 5 million and new blog is creating every 5-8 second. A lot of blogs are devoted to culture, music, hobbies, animals and so on. But this month in Almaty a lot of bloggers came to sreak about developing of civic journalism and new ways to solve problems about freedom of speech.

One Iranian journalist give example of one case. "During strike of the drivers of the buses, the Mass media didn't cover this story. The newspapers and Television just ignore this case, while bloggers count up that it is very important thing ans left a lot of comment and article about this. Because of them the problem of drivers receive publicity and finally journalist were have to cover this story."

Another example were shared by Isaak Mao, who is one of the father of blogging in China. He told the story, where the police have to react to the message of bloggers. "In one Chinese town policemen beat unmercifully one student because they thought that he is tramp. He just was going on the street and searching for the work, when police run for him. He was damaged and died. " No one of media didn't tell about this case, however during one month more than 3 million of bloggers reacy on this case. Government had to react to this event and published special decree that prohibit to beat tramps.

There are a lot of cases like those in Kazakhstan, but unfortunately only few people have weblogs and may be afraid to write those events. And as on this conference where told that don't be afraid blogs and just use it to inform people and develop freedom. The bloggers are very strong power and I think that it will help to developing journalism and particulary freedom of speech, in all over the world and of course in Kazakhstan.

References:

1. www.presscenter.kz
2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/russian/sci/tech/newsid_1644000/1644071.stm