Due to my intense interest in international relations, reading about global issues is almost part of my ordinary life. Though newspapers such as The Washington Post and New York Times have very rich content on International developments, naturally they have limited space to publish every single coverage or article that is related to my interest area.
When I start to look at Washington Post’s blogs, I’ve found Post Global among them.
“A CONVERSATION ON GLOBAL ISSUES”
In the print edition of Washington Post’s Global Issues Section, you can find only couple of writers. However in Post Global there are 46 bloggers who write particularly on international issues. There are also 33 tags that represent particular regions. Once you click on each of tags you can get related news and entries instantly.
The creators and main bloggers of Post Global describe their blog:
“Post Global is and experiment in global, collaborative journalism, running discussions of important issues among dozens of the world’s best-known editors and writers. It aims to create truly global dialogue, drawing on independent journalists in the countries where news is happening-from China to Iran, from South Africa to Saudi Arabia, from Mexico to India.”
In the light of this aim I think it is very clear what global issues have to be handled journalistically. Many international journalists who work in overseas and columnists contribute to this blog and as a result there is a huge collaboration where various news, articles place on one platform. We do have a chance to see different perspectives and voices. There are very attractive applications such as Global Power Barometer, (GBP) tracks and analyzes thought and actions across the world and frequently catches sight of issues that will impact global politics.
There is also another section called as How the World Sees America contributed by Amar C. Bakshi. He reports from 11 different countries across the world including interviews and pod casts.
In Post Global, they also post questions twice a week and then gather responses from members of their network of experts on one particular issue. The readers of this blog are having a chance to get quick and professional comments on recently important developments in the world.
This is a real conversation. For instance I’ve seen 259 comments on Amar Bakshi’s post what is titled as “Turkey to U.S.: Drop Your Orientalist Lens.”
Moreover every single post is linky. If you don’t have background information about current issue you can follow the links that are already pasted to the post. It is like exploring the world. As prospective media leaders at least we need to know what is going on all around the world. Thus gathering accurate, neutral and variety of information from the world we need to have professional help. I think Post Global is the right address to visit.
In the Post Global, tune, approach and coverage are completely different than Washington Post’s print edition. Unlike Washington Post’s limited pages, Post Global doesn’t have this problem. This reflects negatively on Post’s paper edition. As a result inadequate quantity of articles, lack of diversity and just reading writers’ opinions on one particular issue make me feel more unsatisfied.
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