Here’s more for bloggers..

A few months back, I raise apprehensions about some real threats to the blogosphere (in my other blog ‘Cheap Talks’.. http://commentyoucom.blogspot.com), especially, after reading some incidents of concern in Taiwan, China, Malaysia, Vietnam (jailing of bloggers) which could probably be only the tip of the iceberg. I presume that there are a lot more similar but undocumented cases.

Journalism and Blogging: mutual interest rather than exclusivity

Much have been said and written about journalism and blogging. There are those who attempted to delve on the possibilities of a good mix between the two, while others tried to make the distinctions as clear as possible.

That there is a distinction between journalism and blogging is clear, and I think, the more interesting thing now, if not the real challenge, is how to draw them quite close to each other. For now, I cannot imagine an ideal mix between the two. It will take so much growing, maturing, finer attitude and understanding from both sides before the world of journalism and blogging will even start moving towards each other. No ultra-modern technology can make that happen. The issue is attitude and freedom (of expression).

But we should be thankful though, that there is journalism and blogging that act like real branches of government (Executive and Congress) and create an opportunity for the so-called ‘check and balance’ sort of thing. The supreme court is the reader who renders final judgment.

That said, I will not add confusion to haste, and doubt to obscurity. I must say, though, that the modern world has allowed both journalism and blogging to exist side by side because it is necessary.

The Valley ‘Golf War’: After the Smoke has Cleared

Now, it can be told with lesser obscurity, who’s who and who’s probably talking with more sense, after the smoke has cleared over the Valley ‘golf war’ or brawl between the Dela Paz and Pangandaman groups. It pays to be impassionate and impartial over the issue and to wait for the impurities in the water after they had settled down to the bottom. Consider these news clippings:

Much ado over the Dela Paz – Pangandaman ‘match’ at Valley Golf

I never thought that the dela Paz – Pangandaman match (some say mauling) at Valley Golf and Country Club, Antipolo City would create that much stir among bloggers and the media. I can understand the media people because that is their job to pick up whatever they think of as news-worthy events. Bloggers (like me) would also understand the outpouring of support for the dela Pazes as Bambee dela Paz (sister and daughter of the alleged victims) is a fellow blogger, who first posted the incident in her blog http://vicissitude-decidido.blogspot.com/. It was already detailed enough in that blog so I won’t get down to the details of the story/issue here. Rather, I shall endeavour to present the middle side of the story even if there are only limited sources from the side of the Pangandamans. One side of the story, even if how detailed, does not guarantee the whole truth.