HW 11: Applying Graff, Chapter 6 to "Making Global Voices Heard"

I chose to view and read the blog Global Voices is now (http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/). This blog is for people all over the world, people who blog from a country or about a country. Rebecca MacKinnon states that this site is “to point to the most interesting and important information that’s coming off the international blogosphere, because if you look at the mainstream media large parts of the world are almost never mentioned.” When you first open the site you see different countries mentioned, such as China, Kuwait, Peru, etc. The style of writing is easy so that anyone, anywhere is able to read it. The website shows posts such as, “World Reaction to the UN Declaration on Indigenous Rights,” “China: Traffic Cops get Machine Guns,” and “Myanmar: Tens of Thousands Join Protest led by Monks.” As MacKinnon described it before, this site seems to do exactly what she stated. It covers all world regions, and topics. I believe that the site corresponds to my understanding of the reading “Making Global Voices Heard” by Kline and Burstein. The site and MacKinnon’s comments about the site are the same. She explained it very well. This site is very well planned out, and covers plenty of topics. Of course, many will probably disagree with my assertion that there may not be enough information on the site. But, they can always add their input, and ask for more, or even find information themselves and blog it.