The Well is an online blog, also being produced as an independent newspaper, which documents news that may or may not be getting into the mainstream media.
It is just getting started, and hopefully will earn a few followers. I also consider recommendations of topics; however, don’t count on them appearing in the blog. Please provide feedback on what you think! As long as you are not rude in expressing your opinion, you may continue to post. Also, if you find an article that you want me to look into, feel free to post the link or email the newspaper at: thewellnewspaper@gmail.com. This blog is a sort of experiment! It might have random posts, links, and videos. It is very small, so please don’t expect any huge stories or anything! I’m not a professional at writing newspapers, or a reporter, I just thought it would be interesting to write about things I would like to share with other people. I will write feature articles and reports when I can (which may not be particularly often). I appreciate comments! Thanks, The Well Staff
Dear Well Staff. You mention many times in this post that you are not a professional. I appreciate your attempt at full disclosure, but don't sell yourself short. The internet has revolutionized the way information is disseminated, precisely because people have a much broader choice about what information they consume, from where, and from whom. If you write truthfully about what you know (and what you do not), then you are a credible and potentially important voice, regardless of whether or not you are a 'professional'. I look forward to reading what you have to say. Incidentally, I have a recommendation (which you of course do not have to take). Look into a woman named Esra'a Al Shafei; she is currently only twenty three years old, and yet her efforts using the creation of websites and the sharing of information and opinions among seemingly disparate groups of people has made real change (the Egyptian government, for example, changed its discriminatory policy that forbid religious minorities from getting national ID cards because of a video that she created and posted on her website).
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Paul-thank you for your recommendation, and I will definitely check it out!
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