should there be fear?

A sense of belonging?

The logo (left), created by Kickdefella, seems to suggest in unifying the current blogging scene; a bid to surpass any form of intimidation which could be hurled by the government via censorship.

It has been noted several ‘outstanding’ blogs run by former journalists and editors of the mainstream newspaper are being closely monitored by the government.

While some of these blogs are at times overly personal

in nature, it does however invoke a sense of balance compared to the ‘lembik’ reporting seen in the mainstream media. Credibility at times can be questioned but that’s a benefit we have to give these bloggers.

Among the influential blogs by journalists or ex journalists in the country;

Zaharah Othman (Kak Teh's Choc-a-Blog)

Susan Loone (Susan Loone's in-Human Rights)

Tengku Elida (The Madness of Mokciknab)

A. Kadir Jasin (The Scribe),

Ahmad A. Talib (Pahit Manis)

Ruhanie Ahmad (Gerbang Ruhanie)

Ong Hock Chuan (Unspun)

Fathi Aris (Patah Balek)

Syed Imran (Kuda Ranggi)

Nuraina A Samad (3540 Jalan Sudin )

Khalid Jaafar (Khalidjaafar.org)

Ahiruddin Atan (http://rockybru.blogspot.com/)

All said and done, a sense of unification ought to be present so as to the government not infringing the rights of its masses. However, what is the definition of freedom and how much can the thin line be spared…that is a question only time can answer.


-The Man Who Sold The World-