Five Videoblogs That do it Right

In ‘Five videoblogs that do it right‘, Jennifer Woodard Maderazo analyses political, technology, comedy, food and wine and daily dose blogs to demonstrate how this medium can entertain and inform if used effectively.

My favourite videoblog was ‘Alive in Baghdad‘.

The production is of high quality, therefore messages are not lost.

The most significant aspect of this vlog, in my opinion, is that mainstream media only shows a limited view on what is taking place in Iraq because of the war, with the focus usually being on the money spent and number of killed or wounded people.

Alive in Baghdad is reported by locals and shows stories and the realities of people who are living in a war zone.

In particular, I was fascinated by ‘Iraqi refugees forced into prostitution‘ and ‘Getting to school in Iraq‘ as they both show the detrimental effects they are suffering due to the war and are unlike any other story we have been exposed to from Iraq.

This vlog effectively fills the gap in war reporting and enhances our knowledge and creates alternate opinions on the war in Iraq by offering audiences to view the matter from the lives of the innocent people directly affected.

Before viewing the vlogs recommended by Maderazo, I did not understand the difference between amatuer videos posted on YouTube and vlogs.

I can now appreciate how high quality production values and being informative, as well as entertaining reporting, can make such a significant difference.