ASSIGNMENT 3

QUESTION 1

http://www.thoughtleader.co.za/: This site is owned by Mail & Guardian Newspaper (South Africa). There are eight Blogs in this site, each owned and written by these following Bloggers: Sarah Britten (What makes accountants so special anyway?), Bilal Randeree ('When you strike a woman, you strike a rock'), Coenraad Bezuidenhout (Mbeki's legacy -- what legacy?), Bernard Allen (What if Hillary was the bomb?), Robin Booth (Creating successful families III (after the vision)), Sentletse Diankanyo (Blade's out for those opposed to national health scheme), Coenraad Bezuidenhout (My John Hlophe -- small comfort for Pius Langa), and Liewellyn Kriel (Is this SA's silence of the lambs?).

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/Swine_flu/article6737507.ece: This site is owned by Times Newspaper (United Kingdom).It contains a Blog only. The Blogger is Times Newspaper. The writer is Anjana Ahuja (Who is making a profit from swine flu?).

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog: This site is owned by Guardian Newspaper (United Kingdom). There are twelve Blogs in this site, each owned and written by these following Bloggers:Lawrence Donegan (Golf for the Olympics? Why not?), Marcela Moray Araujo (Argentina power struggle leaves Diego Maradona to reflect on the chaos), Dileep Premachandra (Indian cricket not playing a straight bat with Wada), Guardian Newspaper (Uk)( County cricket - as it happened), Andy Wilson (Wizards of Oz offer Wembley feast in flipside to the Greg Inglis affair), Malcom Heyhoe (Talking Horses), Barry Glendenning & Greg Roughley (Today in sport - as it happened), Paul Doyle (Premier League preview No15: Stoke City), Kevin MacCarra (It may only be a friendly but these games are key to Fabio Capello), David Hytner (Premier League preview No14: Portsmouth), Malcom Heyhoe (Talking Horses), and Guardian Newspaper (uk) (County cricket – as it happened).

http://southafrica.worldcupblog.org/:This site is owned by South Africa World Cup Blog. There are nine Blogs in this site, each owned and written by these following Bloggers: Football 365 (2010: Are we really ready?), Football 365 (How I learned to stop worrying and love the World Cup), Football 365 (Goodbye Carlos, hello Santana), Football 365 (Are SAFA behind Parreira’s decision?), Naeem (South African Sentiment), Andreas (Point Gained! Point Made!), Naeem (Reaction to the Game), and Adreas(South Africa v Angola).

http://blogs.indiewire.com/anthony/: This site is owned by Indie Wire blog Network. It contains a Blog only. The writer and Blogger is Anthony Kaufman (The Real Internet Movie Database: SpeedCine).

http://indiefilmbloggersmovie.blogspot.com/: This site is owned by Blogspot. It contains a Blog only. The writer and Blogger is Sujewa Ekanayake(Indie Film Blogger Road Trip).



QUESTION 2
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/Swine_flu/article6737507.ece: As has been indicated above, the only Blog in this site is presented by this Blogger: Times Newspaper-a Newspaper proudly described as a medium through which “the latest World and UK news, breaking current events, video and photo news, exclusive expert analysis and opinion on top headline stories” can be read. This implies that the writer, Anjana Ahuja, is a professional writer, and her Blog (Who is making a profit from swine flu?) must have undergone appropriate editing before it’s was published. Therefore, plus the fact she has a PHD, Anjana Ahuja is a qualified Blog writer.