Write a blog entry about your experience so far with the tools of the digital age and embed at least one multimedia element (audio, video, photo gallery, map or other interactive graphic). Which of the tools introduced in the course have you found most useful and why? Consider: blogging, linking, RSS, multimedia, social media (Twitter, Facebook etc.) How do they affect your own work today? How can you make better use of them?
So far, my experience within the digital world is entwined to the usage of photos and videos. I have never used more than these two my life and not more than photos in my stories, but I am intending to use more than that onwards for my features.
I actually find all multimedia tools of very importance but it is how we use them that makes them effective. Indeed, It is still that I want to learn: which is the best tool used for the article.
I prefer using social media all the time: Facebook, twitter and linked in. I find these three social network sites very useful andeffective by every means. Many times I actually get detailed information about news stories that I try to follow through twitter.
The following Video explains that Social Media= positive ROI
A few months ago I was preparing a series of articles about Slums in Egypt. Iwent to visit different areas including Establ Antar, Shabramant, Imbaba and El Warak.The gap between the people living there and others living in richer neighborhoods is huge.
Slums' dwellers lie awake at night. Not only due to their dire conditions that prevent them from sleeping but also the fear of today, the present and tomorrow - the future. I reflect on the Human Rights articles and wonder who's responsible for these people. But that’s when I find out that it is our own social policy. Social policy is the base opportunity for people to develop; yet, there is an increase of hardship for the vast majority of the Egyptian population to progress.
Thus, poverty continues to transmit from one generation to another.It seems like if you live in a slum area you will continue living there and upbringing your children there, be a target of low standard living and disrespect from the community unless the government interferes.
In the 21st Century there are more poor people who live in urban areas. This has led to sharp divisions among different social groups. In an article published in Al Ahram weekly 3 years ago, the writer endorsed the need for the Social policy in Egypt to immediately change so that all people have the same equal opportunities provided by the Government.
But I can conclude that unless there are people who get the basic human needs; the policies does not provide the adequate opportunity to Egypt's young people, widening the gap between the rich and the poor.
As a result, I question the liberty and security Article no 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states. Slavery is enforced by the huge difference between the societies. Torture and cruelty are unconditionally imposed on poor people as they are forced to live an inhumane life.
