Who do bloggers represent?
Who do bloggers represent? Mani, the author of The Manicou Report Blog, answers this question during his interview with the Trinidad Guardian about bloggers in Trinidad and Tobago.
“A blogger in the true sense of the word doesn’t necessarily have to represent anyone save himself. There is no one else who can say for you what you can say for yourself. By representing himself or herself, however, the blogger inadvertently represents any number of people who may share the same likes, dislikes, hobbies, views, or interests.”
Web developer Nigel Mahabir, who catalogues and categorises locally run websites on TTWebdirectory.com, was also interviewed by the Guardian and shared his thoughts:
Mahabir also records demographic statistics of bloggers, and notes that most T&T bloggers fall into the 18-35 age group and middle income bracket. “The rich don’t have an opinion or they don’t care. The poor don’t have such consistent or regular access to the Internet, and wouldn’t dedicate their time to a blog,” he says. Readers of The Manicou Report were anxious to read the Guardian article, when he mentioned it. The funny thing, like one of his readers noticed, is that an article regarding the Internet was not posted on the Trinidad Guardian’s website. Hmmm…
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“The (T&T) blog is the voice of the unheard man or woman. The blogger is usually intelligent and articulate, and thinks against the flow of the general public. Bloggers tend to respond to other points of view without the censorship or direction of the mainstream media.
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