Who blogs about POLITICS, how, and Why?

WHO READS POLITICAL BLOGS AND WHY?

Is political blogging SELF-serving or serving OTHERS?

How do FILIPINO bloggers ENGAGE in politics? Do they ENCOURAGE others to do so?

HOW DO BLOG READERS PERCEIVE & PARTICIPATE in POLITICS?

Do political blogs merely inform or influence public opinion?

How is blogging used for political EXPRESSION & COMMUNICATION?

Find out in the forum:

"The Filipino Blogosphere: Political Expression,

Communication, and Participation"
February 26, 2011 (Sat) 10:00 AM
Case Room, G/F National College of Public Administration &
Governance (NCPAG)
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City
The forum will feature a paper by Mary Grace P. Mirandilla-Santos on the results
of her SIRCA*-funded study on Filipino political bloggers and readers: their profile,
motivation, political attitude, and modes of participation.

There will also be a discussion on related topics such as blogging and the Filipino
political identity, political expression and communication, and journalism.

The forum is open to the public so please spread the word! See you there!

*SIRCA - Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia.

 “The Filipino Blogosphere:
Political Expression, Communication, and Participation”1
February 26, 2011, 10:00AM - 12NN
Case Room, G/F National College of Public Administration and Governance (NCPAG)
University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City

Time Topic Speaker/Role Affiliation

10:00 AM Registration

10:15 AM Introduction Dr. Erwin Alampay, NCPAG, UP Diliman

Moderator

10:20 – 10:30 AM Political Expression and Mr. Juned Sunido Philippine Blog Awards;
Communication: A Blogger, http://baratillo.net/
Bloggers’ Perspective

10:30 – 10:40 AM Blogging, Filipino Identity, Ms. Stephanie Rabia MA, Speech Communication, UP Diliman
and Politics

10:40 – 10:50 AM Blogging and Journalism Prof. Danilo Arao, Department of Journalism, UP Diliman

11:00 – 11:20 AM Feature Paper: Ms. Mary Grace P. SIRCA* grantee;

Mirandilla-Santos MA, Public Administration, UP Diliman;
“A-List Filipino Political Independent researcher on ICTD and
Bloggers and their Blog ICT/telecoms policy
Readers: Who They Are,
Why They Write/Read
Blogs, and How they
Perceive and Participate
in Politics”2

11:20 – 11:40 AM Critique of feature paper Dr. Erwin Alampay NCPAG, UP Diliman
Prof. Danilo Arao, Department of Journalism, UP Diliman;
Paper critics Blogger, http://risingsun.dannyarao.com/

11:40 AM – 12 NN Discussion Dr. Erwin Alampay, Q&A for all speakers

Moderator

For inquiries, please send an email to mg.mirandilla(at)gmail(dot)com.

1
This dissemination forum is being carried out with the aid of a * SIRCA (Strengthening ICTD Research Capacity in Asia) grant
from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada, and administrative support from the Singapore
Internet Research Centre (SiRC), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
2
This paper is a summary of the results of the research project, “The Filipino Blogosphere: An Emerging Alternative Venue for
Political Participation in the Philippines,” managed by the Center for Research and Communication in Manila, Philippines. It is
under review and consideration by the Media Asia journal.