Comments on: WE Magazine http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/08/25/we-magazine/ EthanZ's musings on Africa, media and international development Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:45:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dominik http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/08/25/we-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-1168754 dominik Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:44:55 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2172#comment-1168754 @Ashwin + @Persephone Miel Thanks for your good note! Not allowing comments on www.we-magazine.net was just through an oversight. Comments were enabled on the "home"-blog, but not on single pages. Sorry for that! Comments are switched on now and should be enabled for everyone on every page and article. Maybe you give us a second chance discussing your feedback and critics over there? We would love to do so... Thanks again! Best, Dominik @Ashwin + @Persephone Miel
Thanks for your good note!

Not allowing comments on http://www.we-magazine.net was just through an oversight. Comments were enabled on the “home”-blog, but not on single pages. Sorry for that!
Comments are switched on now and should be enabled for everyone on every page and article.

Maybe you give us a second chance discussing your feedback and critics over there? We would love to do so…

Thanks again!

Best,
Dominik

]]> By: Persephone Miel http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/08/25/we-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-1168245 Persephone Miel Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:35:45 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2172#comment-1168245 Sadly, I have to agree with Ashwin's negative first reaction to WE. A quick flip through made it seem more like a kind of expanded multi-media blogroll of a small group of buddies than a magazine. But having cool friends doing interesting thing does not equal being inclusive or representative. (separate question whether inclusive is what makes good media, but inclusive is what they're self-proclaiming) and as Ashwin's comment makes clear it's not a recipe for quality journalism either. I hope the enthusiastic folks at WE, who obviously have lots of good energy and intentions, will a) walk the walk about getting input from their audience (no comments? are they kidding?) and b) work a little harder to figure out who their audience is and what they might want. Sadly, I have to agree with Ashwin’s negative first reaction to WE. A quick flip through made it seem more like a kind of expanded multi-media blogroll of a small group of buddies than a magazine. But having cool friends doing interesting thing does not equal being inclusive or representative. (separate question whether inclusive is what makes good media, but inclusive is what they’re self-proclaiming) and as Ashwin’s comment makes clear it’s not a recipe for quality journalism either.

I hope the enthusiastic folks at WE, who obviously have lots of good energy and intentions, will a) walk the walk about getting input from their audience (no comments? are they kidding?) and b) work a little harder to figure out who their audience is and what they might want.

]]> By: Ashwin http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/08/25/we-magazine/comment-page-1/#comment-1167046 Ashwin Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:55:03 +0000 http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=2172#comment-1167046 I would have left this comment on the WE magazine site, but there doesn't seem to be any way to comment on articles. Being Indian myself, I followed the Sugata Mitra article first, and I have to say that he has managed to overgeneralise, mischaracterise, and broadly insult Indians from across the country. Personally, I am appalled that they'd publish an article of this sort. I would have left this comment on the WE magazine site, but there doesn’t seem to be any way to comment on articles. Being Indian myself, I followed the Sugata Mitra article first, and I have to say that he has managed to overgeneralise, mischaracterise, and broadly insult Indians from across the country. Personally, I am appalled that they’d publish an article of this sort.

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