Comments on: Guatemala: Journalist's Column Strikes a Nerve Among Bloggers

By: jason baca

jason baca — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 12:02:04 +0000

Dr. Morales is a little jealous now, because trained journalists have tendencies to be subjective when they are objective… By not knowing which side of a story a journalist is on this can brainwash listeners over many years to think the way the journalists want, and they are losing there control over the people now..
I enjoy readers because they give their subjective views as stated about different news and politics.. By knowing their ideals, I can then form my own educated opionion.

By: BRE

BRE — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:14:38 +0000

I, as a global citizen and avid reader of news and other forms of information from around the world, am more likely to read information composed and published by a Guatemalan blogger than a column or paper published by Dr. Mario Roberto Morales. If I want to find out what is going on inside of Guatemala I will instictively first check Global Voices Online and not do an online search for Guatemala’s leading newspaper online.

Bloggers are bringing Guatemalan news and issues out into the light of the world today at a pace and in ways that the traditional media of the country has not been able to achieve in the past one hundred years. Perhaps the good professor should be thinking of ways in which he and other media professionals can support the Guatemalan blogger community vs. criticizing the authors for their lack of professionalism and education.

Only 700 Guatemalan bloggers? This time next year there should be 10 times as many blog authors publishing from the heart and cradle of the great Maya civilization (Mirador Basin, 1500 BC).

By: Soledad

Soledad — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:09:56 +0000

Well, I wouldn’t say that there the column aroused enthusiasm. It’s really sad to know that there are people who would like to impose their point of view like President Chavez in Venezuela. I, the reader, am the one who decides what to read or not. It is a matter of subjective opinion.

By: Mauricio Romero

Mauricio Romero — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 02:37:22 +0000

It is a good thing to note the way columnist you mention and other professional can use blogs (a tool) to share, enrich and publish its work to a broader audience.

Blogs doesn’t impose a style, or let people or topics out, every coverage of blogger’s work in traditional media is a good think for information’s sake.