Comments on: Notes from the Armenian-Language Blogosphere http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/notes-from-the-armenian-language-blogosphere-2/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Sanne http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/notes-from-the-armenian-language-blogosphere-2/#comment-953 Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:44:33 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/notes-from-the-armenian-language-blogosphere-2/#comment-953 I think I disagree with your point. It depends on what you see as your goal, which for you apparently is informing the Diasporans about the real situation in Armenia. This definitely has to be done, I agree on that. But on the other hand I see blogging as a tool for young people to express themselves. To learn how to express those negative feelings against their society, against government etc. Somehow young Armenians do seem to be unhappy about the situation (see their articles), but only few of them seem to be able to share those feelings with others, because they don't know how to do it, because they don't see their writings as important enough, because they are scared, or whatever reason they have. Important for those young people is to be able to express themselves, to be accepted with having an opninion, to feel their opininion matters. That their opinion does start a discussion, does start to make a change (maybe a small one in minds of other people, but change is change). This in my eyes is the ground for any democratic changes in society. Which is so necessary in Armenia. (and doing this in Armenian, their own language makes it easier to speak up and to reach more people, as I mentioned before in my previous post :) ). I think I disagree with your point. It depends on what you see as your goal, which for you apparently is informing the Diasporans about the real situation in Armenia. This definitely has to be done, I agree on that. But on the other hand I see blogging as a tool for young people to express themselves. To learn how to express those negative feelings against their society, against government etc. Somehow young Armenians do seem to be unhappy about the situation (see their articles), but only few of them seem to be able to share those feelings with others, because they don’t know how to do it, because they don’t see their writings as important enough, because they are scared, or whatever reason they have. Important for those young people is to be able to express themselves, to be accepted with having an opninion, to feel their opininion matters. That their opinion does start a discussion, does start to make a change (maybe a small one in minds of other people, but change is change). This in my eyes is the ground for any democratic changes in society. Which is so necessary in Armenia.
(and doing this in Armenian, their own language makes it easier to speak up and to reach more people, as I mentioned before in my previous post :) ).

]]> by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/notes-from-the-armenian-language-blogosphere-2/#comment-930 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:45:22 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/notes-from-the-armenian-language-blogosphere-2/#comment-930 To be honest, nothing new is coming from the Armenian language blogs. I mean, everybody knows what the situation is regarding the situation in all spheres of life in Armenia. In fact, apart from Armenian-language blogs from the regions where no real news is coming from, English-language blogs are more important because the situation can be conveyed to a Diaspora that lacks much real information as well as any other foreigner interested in examing the situation in Armenia. Re. Tamar's summaries, I suggested this to her about 3 weeks ago and Nessuna translated these posts yesterday, but it was only today that it's posted. Anyway, as I said, it's more interesting, I think, for a foreign audience to know what's going on in the educational or whatever sphere. Everybody else, especially young Armenians, knows what's going on, so it's basically a supplement to the kind of news the Armenian newspapers are publishing. Two exceptions to this reality -- if there were Armenian language posts from the regions so people in Yerevan could understand the situation there, and if a discussion or any action occurs as a result of whatever conversation might occur in the comments section of each post. On the other hand, it's good that Diasporans can read the real opinions and experiences of young Armenians in whatever language so that the hopes and fears of these citizens can be understood. Another idea, however, would be to have these posts in Russian so that some kind of regional conversation could take place eventually. To be honest, nothing new is coming from the Armenian language blogs. I mean, everybody knows what the situation is regarding the situation in all spheres of life in Armenia. In fact, apart from Armenian-language blogs from the regions where no real news is coming from, English-language blogs are more important because the situation can be conveyed to a Diaspora that lacks much real information as well as any other foreigner interested in examing the situation in Armenia.

Re. Tamar’s summaries, I suggested this to her about 3 weeks ago and Nessuna translated these posts yesterday, but it was only today that it’s posted. Anyway, as I said, it’s more interesting, I think, for a foreign audience to know what’s going on in the educational or whatever sphere. Everybody else, especially young Armenians, knows what’s going on, so it’s basically a supplement to the kind of news the Armenian newspapers are publishing.

Two exceptions to this reality — if there were Armenian language posts from the regions so people in Yerevan could understand the situation there, and if a discussion or any action occurs as a result of whatever conversation might occur in the comments section of each post. On the other hand, it’s good that Diasporans can read the real opinions and experiences of young Armenians in whatever language so that the hopes and fears of these citizens can be understood.

Another idea, however, would be to have these posts in Russian so that some kind of regional conversation could take place eventually.

]]> by: Sanne http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/notes-from-the-armenian-language-blogosphere-2/#comment-929 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 21:20:09 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/02/27/notes-from-the-armenian-language-blogosphere-2/#comment-929 Thanks for translation! I saw Tamar started translating one of the articles as well, and now I know what the other people wrote as well. (this doesnt mean i am encouraging people to write in English by the way. It is great people are writing in Armenian now, so even more people in Armenia will be able to read it (and write is, since writing in your own language is so much easier to express yourself). But it is great I can still read about what Armenian youth is thinking this way. Thanks again!) Thanks for translation! I saw Tamar started translating one of the articles as well, and now I know what the other people wrote as well. (this doesnt mean i am encouraging people to write in English by the way. It is great people are writing in Armenian now, so even more people in Armenia will be able to read it (and write is, since writing in your own language is so much easier to express yourself). But it is great I can still read about what Armenian youth is thinking this way. Thanks again!)

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