The blog Pickled Politics focuses on news in the U.K. of special interest to Asians or about Asian countries. Writers from diverse backgrounds--from a blogger for The Guardian to a medical student--comment on a variety of stories from the viewpoint of a shared heritage. As blogs go, it serves functions unique to new media by highlighting certain aspects of the news and commenting on them quickly by relying on other sources. It seems like the perfect opportunity for the average joe (and the moonlighting pro) to practice some framing of his own.
Today, the blog has several entries. One relies on a published study reported on by an Indian television network that claims international companies are not outsourcing jobs to India as frequently as before because the rupee has been gaining in value. The author intersperses minimal commentary with excerpts from the news article. Another post draws attention to an article published in the American magazine Commentary, in which the author opines about the lack of portrayals of moderate Muslims in MSM. The blogger shares the opinion of the magazine article's author that the media focus only on radical Muslims in news stories.
Both of these posts show blogging giving people the opportunity to bring international stories--from international news outlets--to light and make them relevant to their own domestic (British) experience. There is a certain amount of proximity of culture here, since the bloggers are all of Asian heritage. Having such a focus to the blog also allows posters to frame the news issues in the way that they wish, giving importance to topics that are denied prominent placement or multifaceted coverage in the MSM.
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