Monday, January 31st 2005
New Berkeley Blog
The folks over at the Graduate School of Journalism have set up their new blog, Worldandus. The Daily Cal wrote an article describing the project a few days ago. They are going to be blogging on how the rest of the world sees the United States. Here’s a bit from the first post, by project leader Francis Pisani:
Felt all over the world, America’s power and influence fascinate, and trigger opposite reactions of love and hate, often at the same time, often within the same person. To this date there is no satisfactory instrument to gauge how these sentiments manifest themselves, how they evolve in parallel or in diverging manner according to locations and places. Nevertheless, many people think that such a tool would be very useful for Americans who want to know how they are perceived, and for every one interested in understanding today’s world challenges.
I wish them well in their endeavor. It’s great to see blogs entering the world of academia.
