(http://hospitality.tamu.edu/children_holding_hands_around_the_world.gif) 'Our Global View', the term itself explains, that in this blog we aimed at providing the readers with news from around the world that mattered. We tried to provide facts of an event along with an opinion to it, be it negative or positive.
I personally, covered the United States as a part of this blog. Since, the US is not one of the smallest countries there are to cover, I made an attempt to report the latest happenings in the country, some of its coverage and then tried to provide my opinion on the issue. Initially, I wrote about the Ford, GM and Chrysler bailout and followed it for two days, reflecting the changes that were taking place and as to what was going wrong with the American economy. I then took a look at relations between the US and India, as to how right after the Mumbai blasts, America was a major part of every headline, because of the support they were trying to give. This was followed by the arrest of the Governor of Illinois and finally the link between the American and British media. In a nutshell, I ended up covering the trouble America as a super power was facing and present and what lay ahead of it. And partially I covered its relation with India and Britain.
The fact that we had to post an entry everyday, made it very exciting. I had a great time following up on the news and got to read other people's view points on various matters. What was most interesting was that, most of us in the group came from different back grounds and each one had their own style of writing. It was extremely enjoyable to read my group members' posts each day.
The feedback we received from Kathyrn Corrick, a digital strategist at McCann Erickson was in a sense, pretty useful. According to her, she did like our blog in general and its content. However, she felt that we could be a bit more specific in our approach, for example, we could do with a different section for opinions and analysis . To an extent I do agree with her, because we covered the events taking place all over the globe and it sure wasn't easy. I am sure that, it would have been easier for us to categorize more and make it simpler.
I feel that, our blog was simple yet sophisticated. In an age, where there is so much happening around the world and there is so much to tell, the need for such a blog arises. The public not only needs to be informed about the events, but they must also be given an option and a chance to make their own opinion and think as to why these events take place.
