This will be the final posting on the VOI concerning the current thread of discussion involving InTech's recent article on blogging and the furour it generated. Please allow me to point you to Najah's final response. Below is an excerpt:
bq. A lot has been assumed of why I reacted to certain things. Mr Asohan, I am a woman operating in a man's world. Yes, that forces me to be a sensitive feminist of sorts when it comes to appreciation or recognition of women in technology in general. If you read my post, the main undertone was - yes, I was a bit irked that I was 'sidelined' - perhaps my contribution was not as worthy as the others. But this is the second time it has happened, and I wasn't about to wait for a third time to voice my discomfort that what this could have implied.
This whole exchange has led me to think along two separate lines, both of which will be items of research for the VOI in the coming weeks:
# Bloggers and journalism? Are we journalists? What is a journalist? Can a blogger also be a journalist? Or more importantly, can a journalist be a blogger?
# What are a blogger's legal responsibilities (if any)? Will need to do some real research about this, and perhaps enlist the help of one of my lawyer friends to share with us what the law says about what we do. Thanks to Mohd Affin for the suggestion
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