Blogs and Wikis are a great way to
share news, however, both do have their differences. In one hand a Blog is more personal.
An individual or a group can have control of a blog and post their content and
also keep track of what is being shared without the involvement of a third
party. Third-party are usually people who view the blogs and interact with the
one who is sharing the content through comments. On the other hand, Wiki’s are more interacting
platform and even user could change and provide information to the content. When
I was in middle school and high school teachers will tell us not to use
information from Wikipedia because anyone can go into the page and edit it. But
even Wikipedia is noticing the change and are taking the initiative to make
sure that the content they are putting up is more accurate to the readers. According
to the article: Wikipedia to Limit Changes to Articles on People by Noam
Cohen, it seems Wikipedia added a new feature and been working with their
administrators to make sure that their information is accurate. “The change
is part of a growing realization on the part of Wikipedia’s leaders that as the
site grows more influential, they must transform its embrace-the-chaos culture
into something more mature and dependable.” (Cohen). Now Wikipedia may have
its flaws but so does Blogs. One of the main issues about blogs is their
content. Blog, as mentioned earlier, is more personal news. Anyone can write an
opinion on about anything or anyone. According to the reading: “Stung by the
Perfect Sting” by Maureen Dowd, blogs could also be used for propaganda or
even cyberbullying. Though the first amendment does give people the write to
speech, however, sometimes, the content may harm the person who it is about. Writing something
anonymously doesn’t mean you are safe behind a screen, one should take account of what they write about others.
Reference Articles:
- https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxiYXJ1Y2huZXdtZWRpYXxneDo1NTdjZjIwMDAwMjM0ZjQ0
- https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZGVmYXVsdGRvbWFpbnxiYXJ1Y2huZXdtZWRpYXxneDoxZGZkOWIyZjBjNTJjZjBi
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