क्या फिलीपीन के सार्वजनिक अधिकारी कभी ब्लॉग करेंगे?

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डॉ. मेनार्डस ने पिछले सप्ताह हमारे सेमिनार मूल्यांकन के दौरान मुझसे एक समान प्रश्न पूछा। इसी प्रश्न को पहले भी बहुत बार पूछा गया है, और कुछ महीने पहले जब हम मानोलो के साथ कॉफी पर मिले थे, तो सुजन ओप्ले ने इस विषय पर कुछ रोशनी डाली थी।

मेरे ज्ञान के अनुसार, राजनीतिक हस्तियों की श्रेणी से केवल दावाओ सिटी काउंसिलर पीटर लाविना सक्रिय रूप से ब्लॉग कर रहे हैं। Inq7.net पर सेनेटर मार रोक्सस के ब्लॉगोस्फीयर में शामिल होने की खबर थी, लेकिन वास्तव में वह स्वयं ब्लॉग नहीं कर रहे थे (जानेट्टे टोरल से पूछें)।

उप-मेयर अल्विन फर्नांडेज (डागुपान सिटी) का ब्लॉग है, लेकिन मई 2005 की प्रारंभिक पोस्टों के आधार पर ऐसा लगता है कि वे स्वयं ब्लॉग नहीं कर रहे हैं। यह साइट अधिकतर एक 'प्रेस रिलीज़' ब्लॉग जैसी है, जो किसी सामान्य वेबसाइट के साधारण 'समाचार/अपडेट्स' अनुभाग से विकसित होने का एक सामान्य रूप है।

तो वापस उस प्रश्न पर आते हैं — क्यों ब्लॉगिंग राजनेताओं के संचार और अभियान चलाने के उपकरणों का हिस्सा नहीं है?

इसके पीछे कई कारण हो सकते हैं और श्रीमती ओप्ले ने मुझे बताया कि उनके पास इसके लिए समय नहीं है; यदि वे कभी एक ब्लॉग शुरू करते हैं, तो वे किसी अन्य व्यक्ति (जैसे कोई सचिव या प्रचार अधिकारी) से उनका ब्लॉग लिखने के लिए कहेंगे।

मुझे लगता है कि यह अधिक इस तथ्य से संबंधित है कि ये लोग इंटरनेट की शक्ति/प्रभाव में विश्वास नहीं करते हैं, और इसलिए ब्लॉगिंग केवल व्यर्थ का अभ्यास है। एक ऐसे देश जहाँ केवल 10% आबादी ऑनलाइन जुड़ी हुई है, प्रमुख मीडिया अभी भी शासन करेगा। टीवी पर उपस्थिति और रेडियो वार्ता निश्चित रूप से बहुत अधिक चर्चा और परिचय पैदा करते हैं। चुनाव हर तीन साल में होते हैं, इसलिए मतदान केंद्रों तक ब्लॉग के माध्यम से पहुँचने के लिए बहुत कम समय है।

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Davao City Councilor Peter Lavina is actively blogging.
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18 Comments

RB
Rboy · 17 years ago

Can any1 teach me how to reach a certain politician? I can’t find any contact number regarding a certain politician.

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VI
vicsine · 19 years ago

jackryan68 is right. most politicians don’t blog coz they don’t even know what blog is…lol.

Seriously, try visiting a politician’s office, you can’t find a PC in their desks. All the PCs are there outside used by their staff.

For most politicians, internet is a mystery word. But it is also a project. Meaning it is something one can boast to voters during elections that my office has a website, the municipal hall, city hall etc is highly computerized and connected to the internet. We have eCenters for our students free. Things like that.

Besides, if they do blog, chances are they will only get criticisms. That’s the filipino way. Blame all your sorrows on the politicians.lol

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JA
jackryan68 · 20 years ago

I posted the following comment in Mr. Meinardus’s blogsite, and I think it is worth sharing here:

“Let me venture another explanation, without discounting the reasons you have advanced.

“Most politicians, I think, don’t even know what blogging is, and the huge potential it represents. I think even my boss, Mayor Robredo, has yet to appreciate this exciting new medium. But give him time, as we did with the Naga City website:)

“That’s why it is currently left to us, the unelected tech-savvy members of local think tanks, to do the missionary work at our level.”

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ME
meinardus · 20 years ago

abe, thanks fot joining the debate. just about the same time as you, i published a post giving four reasons why i (and my “informants”) believe filipino politicians don’t blog. as soon as i find more reasons (age is one, of course, as jhay says) i’ll do an update. salamat!

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JH
jhay · 20 years ago

The tricky thing is, most of our traditional politicians today are in the twilight years of their life. Sooner or later, each of them would drop dead like flies and younger, modern-thinking politicians (from our generation) will take their place and eventually start their own blogs.

Even if they do get swamped by complaints tru their blogs, they’ll get exposure, and a nice PR reward from Papa Google and the other blog ranking sites.

Aside from the tremendous PR opportunities especially for overseas voters, the blogs they will setup could become effective channels to hear directly from their constituents.

Ayaw nyo nun, mababawasan na ang mga rally? lolz

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KA
Kates · 20 years ago

You know most of them won’t. All they’ll get are complaints.

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AU
audienceone · 20 years ago

Aside from being traditional, there is no business model on political blogging where “monetization” is possible.

How are they going to earn from it – the usual stuff? run ads and affiliate market? And yeah, on the Garci tape, pay-per-play?

Ahyway, let’s wait, watch, and see if they’ll seriously take on blogging.

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JH
jhay · 20 years ago

If GMA were to personally blog, her blog would immediately land the humber one spot in PTB, Technorati – Philippines, and maybe even Digg.

Her most listened to Podcast would be the Hello…Garci tapes, hahahaha

Seriously, blogging politicians are still a few years away since most of the politicians today are old and still very traditional.

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MI
Miguel · 20 years ago

GMA?

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