Grade 11 Journalism: journal entry question #2Democracy Now! is a syndicated program of news, analysis, and opinion aired by more than 700 radio and television, satellite and cable TV networks in North America. They have recently interviewed Antony Loewenstein, the author of The Blogging Revolution, a book about the repression of online journalists and regular bloggers, like you and me. Because of strict restrictions on the freedom of speech by repressive governments, such people have been censored and have even been thrown in jail for simply expressing their thoughts and sharing them through a blog. After reading the short transcript of the Loewenstein interview, write about the importance of the freedom of speech to a healthy and thriving democracy. After learning about how bloggers' privacy and freedom are easily compromised and taken away in countries such as China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Iran, how does this make you feel about your right to blog?
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