Thursday, August 6, 2009

ASSIGNMENT 3 - DEADLINE 13 August 2009 16h00

HERE ARE THE BLOG SITES YOU HAVE TO VISIT:
1. Look at the left hand column - see which blogs were most read, what they say, what comments they elicited:
http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/

2. One that topicalises the Swine Flu epidemic: read carefully, and remember - there are mostly at least two sides to a story - so if one says the whole thing is just pharmaceutical companies wanting to make a fast buck, there will be another that says hang on -- its a dangerous virus and it is costing some money to get the vaccine out!
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/Swine_flu/article6737507.ece

3. A sport blog - you have to see how that works! For more than just soccer ...;) - one from a UK perspective, one from an SA perspective
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog
http://southafrica.worldcupblog.org/

4. Something on the Arts - here a guy who comments on films:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/anthony/
http://indiefilmbloggersmovie.blogspot.com/

Question 1
For each of the 6 sites that are listed here you have to tell me
-- who is the blogger - who does the site "belong to" -- and who is doing the writing.

Question 2
Give me a paragraph with a profile of ONE of the bloggers you have come across in these blogs.
DO NOT just cut-n-paste from their profile.
Write your own paragraph stating what it is in the person's profile that qualifies him/her best to do the work as blogwriter.

1 comment:

  1. Good day Prof and colleagues! I have not been well for the past 10 days. I was hard hit by flu and was bedridden. I am a lot better and hope to be fit again by Tuesday. Thankfully it was not H1N1 thing. Hope you have been great.
    Happy Women's Day to all females out there.

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