http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/04/19/the-rise-of-the-political-blog-podcasting-blues/ An online community engineer coping with the social media explosion Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:44:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/04/19/the-rise-of-the-political-blog-podcasting-blues/#comment-114 Justin Lee Thu, 20 Apr 2006 03:13:45 +0000 http://www.bjornlee.com/2006/04/19/the-rise-of-the-political-blog-podcasting-blues/#comment-114 I think why people turn to blogs is because we know how biased MSM is in Singapore. Blogs provide me with an alternative view. Blogs let me see and hear the other side of the story. If you read sammyboy, you'll realize that there is much collective wisdom available in the forum even if the views are very biased. It is very clear to see that because of MSM's tight grip on media, they are forcing Singaporeans, especially the younger post-65ers to turn towards an alternative. The world has changed. It is no longer shove it down your throat but rather a long series of conversations... To be continued... haha. I think why people turn to blogs is because we know how biased MSM is in Singapore. Blogs provide me with an alternative view. Blogs let me see and hear the other side of the story. If you read sammyboy, you’ll realize that there is much collective wisdom available in the forum even if the views are very biased. It is very clear to see that because of MSM’s tight grip on media, they are forcing Singaporeans, especially the younger post-65ers to turn towards an alternative. The world has changed. It is no longer shove it down your throat but rather a long series of conversations… To be continued… haha.

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