www.tumblr.com
Tumblr is a blogging website which is rapidly growing in popularity in the social networking world. This site allows people to create public or private blogs, add personal information or keep it hidden. You can re-blog what others have blogged, which automatically lists them as a source, and keeps track of all who have re-blogged and commented.
My favorite blog at the moment is one that was created by a friend on the Tumblr blogging site, and it is called "Descending Fire". Here is the description on the blog: "this tumblr will be dedicated to the lord and his word. for anyone who has any questions or who needs any advice when it comes to getting closer to god, feel free to ask. i'm more than happy to help anyone who may feel lost. also, feel free to send me your stories, ways that you came to worship and believe in our father..."
Despite being a Christian myself, I think of it as a spirituality-based blog, as opposed to a religious blog. But opinions differ from other Tumblr followers in regards to its content, and what it stands for.
http://descendingfire.tumblr.com/
www.Youtube.com
The mode of cyber journalism which I find most effective, and efficient in my life (therefore, making it my favorite) is Youtube.com. The site allows people to search, find, comment, and post videos from cell phones, computers, or other technological mediums. A recent video that I came across, was an account of a mother whose daughter disappeared in Juarez, Mexico. Griselda Morua, a young Mexican woman, has been missing for a year and a half. Her mother, Consuelo (last name undisclosed), was interviewed (without reveal her face). She spoke of the corruption in the police department of Juarez, and how despite the clues, and leads of her daughter's whereabouts, nothing has been done, and people who have been helpful in her search, have been found murdered. Her narrative is compelling, not just because of her first hand account, but because their isn't a face behind her voice, due to existing threat of the ongoing situation in Juarez. Their are not too many primary accounts of the feminicidios and disappearances in Juarez, Mexico, and the freedom that Youtube offers the victims of these murders (survivors, families, and supporters) is something that they can not attain from the press. Cyber journalism in this case, proves to be the most secure, and certain way of publishing a very
serious, and compelling narrative.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHDj3m9qIIc
Feminicidio, Cd. Juárez, Testimonio Madre De Griselda Morua. Youtube/Feminicidio, Cd. Juárez, Testimonio Madre De Griselda Morua. Google, 1 Dec. 2010. Web. 18 Apr. 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHDj3m9qIIc.
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