Wednesday, September 26, 2007

hw 11 ooi ooi ooi!

Most of Asia just very recently gained access to the blogosphere. Jeff Ooi a Malaysian citizen is taking full advantage of the media option. In fact the Malaysian government has still not given the full rights of freedom of speech. They still closely monitor and sensor reports in regards to the government. This is why Jeff Ooi is getting so much attention, because he is daring to question the Government. Jeff's blog is filled with pictures and videos. He uses many visuals in his blog; as in more of a screenshot blog. There are links to other newspage and also to other blogs. His main topic of discussion was of a rally. More than 1,ooo lawyers went on a march and ended up at the palace of justice. To protest the way the government ran their judicial system. So Mackinnon's view of Ooi's blog being an outspoken political blog was completely correct. But Malaysian government officials would certainly take issues with the argument that the judicial system needing improvement. If there is a faulty government, there is government officials making more money than they should be. So naturally, they would want it to remain the same. Jeff is doing a job that certainly needs to be done, especially in areas that are not keen on not getting the story out.

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