One last EXTRA BLOG

I wanted to write one more extra blog because I got to thinking about whether I was going to continue blogging after this class. I still haven't made up my mind so I searched the internet for articles about the advantages of blogging. Although most of the articles I found were interesting, I don't think blogging really does much for me, especially because I don't have any friends that have blogger accounts so no one would read them. But, it is a form of therapy for me, just like an electronic diary. Most diaries are suppose to be private, but as long as I'm comfortable with what I write about, I can get things off my chest whether anyone reads it or not.
Anyway, one article I found really intrigued me. I found an article on CNN.com about a woman who writes blogs about local people that have been murdered in the Los Angeles area. The article was Blog brings human face to big-city murders. The blog is called 'The Homicide Report' written by Jill Leovy in which she contacts the families of those murdered in LA. She felt that the homicides in LA were growing in numbers and wanted to go deeper and find out more about the stories and who the victims were. She wanted to put a face to the names, particularly in L.A.'s black and Latino communities. Her blog began in January of 2007 and she claims to have started it because the internet gave her something that the newspaper (The LA Times) didn't; which was unlimited space.
This brings up a good point because the internet is known for that. Anyone can write anything and post it on the internet. ME for instance; I'm writing about an article I saw on the internet and sharing it with others. Those other people can either choose to read my blog or simply disregard it. Either way, it is still here and won't be deleted (unless someone chooses to do so or I do) and is in an unlimited space and time. This reminds me of what we read about Henry Jenkins in his article about convergence culture. The fact that I read an article on CNN.com and chose to blog about it shows grassroots (blogger) and corporate media (article on CNN) intersecting. I've learned a lot about the advantages of blogging and how our culture has adapted so vividly to this new technology and it amazes me more and more everyday. I just felt like sharing a story that related to class and that I found very interesting. Here is the link to the article:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/18/homicide.blogger/index.html