Comments on: On Meeting The Prime Minister http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/ A Jordanian Blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:56:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ehab http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130739 Ehab Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:20:52 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130739 Man, you know what.. Sometimes I wonder how you get away with some of the stuff you write in here!! .. Anyway, keep up the good work. Man, you know what.. Sometimes I wonder how you get away with some of the stuff you write in here!! .. Anyway, keep up the good work.

]]> By: Nadine http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130681 Nadine Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:53:31 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130681 1. The PM ought to start his own blog and engage in the zone to better understand the environment of this 'electronic' thingy. 2. The gov needs to relax and stop feeling the need to jump on the bandwagon of something so out of their league as things are in this moment in time. 3. Instead of inviting people for a chat, perhaps they should ask for people in the zone to help them with some capacity building - like creating workshops and talks for a group of gov people who need to learn so that we raise the bar of conversation when talking about this 'electronic' thingy. 4. A little rule should be made that says that any gov entity/person who would like to address the online universe should be an active netizen. Otherwise they will be talking out of ignorance and that's just not good for anyone. 5. For those who boycotted - that's just ridiculous coz it's the exact opposite of the environment they claim in their online mandates. Why sever the dialog? Wouldn't they rather rock the boat as an active participant in the convo? Wouldn't they rather engage first so as to take a stand? 1. The PM ought to start his own blog and engage in the zone to better understand the environment of this ‘electronic’ thingy.
2. The gov needs to relax and stop feeling the need to jump on the bandwagon of something so out of their league as things are in this moment in time.
3. Instead of inviting people for a chat, perhaps they should ask for people in the zone to help them with some capacity building – like creating workshops and talks for a group of gov people who need to learn so that we raise the bar of conversation when talking about this ‘electronic’ thingy.
4. A little rule should be made that says that any gov entity/person who would like to address the online universe should be an active netizen. Otherwise they will be talking out of ignorance and that’s just not good for anyone.
5. For those who boycotted – that’s just ridiculous coz it’s the exact opposite of the environment they claim in their online mandates. Why sever the dialog? Wouldn’t they rather rock the boat as an active participant in the convo? Wouldn’t they rather engage first so as to take a stand?

]]> By: Sam http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130680 Sam Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:06:50 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130680 You all need to be happy that you got this invitation. It means you are a "power" of influence! Think 24 years ago when I was in Media in Jordan! There were only Media employees with zero influence on any thing. Think of how you all, "electronic" unpaid people, have become a conscience of a nation where a Prime Minister tries to buy you off! This is the beginning of some thing interesting! You all need to be happy that you got this invitation. It means you are a “power” of influence! Think 24 years ago when I was in Media in Jordan! There were only Media employees with zero influence on any thing.

Think of how you all, “electronic” unpaid people, have become a conscience of a nation where a Prime Minister tries to buy you off!

This is the beginning of some thing interesting!

]]> By: Mohanned http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130679 Mohanned Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:42:02 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130679 Check this out: http://jorday.net/news/126/ARTICLE/5517/2009-03-04.html Good thing you didn't go to hear the BS..It is like reading a really really bad script. Check this out:
http://jorday.net/news/126/ARTICLE/5517/2009-03-04.html

Good thing you didn’t go to hear the BS..It is like reading a really really bad script.

]]> By: Madas http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130677 Madas Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:34:00 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130677 The thing that worries me about all this, is that I don't want the government to be interested to a point where so many regulations will become suffocating as is the case with printed media... whenever the government becomes interested in something ...censorship, bureaucracy, centralization suddenly become very characteristic. As is the law of Non-Governmental organizations , which in my opinion has taken the civil freedoms ten years back! people call it regulation, I call it non-reasonable control! Sigh... The thing that worries me about all this, is that I don’t want the government to be interested to a point where so many regulations will become suffocating as is the case with printed media…

whenever the government becomes interested in something …censorship, bureaucracy, centralization suddenly become very characteristic. As is the law of Non-Governmental organizations , which in my opinion has taken the civil freedoms ten years back!

people call it regulation, I call it non-reasonable control!

Sigh…

]]> By: The Observer http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130676 The Observer Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:26:21 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130676 Why feel offended of the government ignoring electronic media? I prefer they keep ignoring it! There is no need for their interference, is there? Why feel offended of the government ignoring electronic media? I prefer they keep ignoring it! There is no need for their interference, is there?

]]> By: حميدي http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130674 حميدي Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:03:55 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130674 أعتقد بانه كان عليهم الذهاب إلى الاجتماع ماشي الحال الرئيس طنشهم في مرحلة ما لكن الرجل عاد ومد يده كان عليهم واجب المصالحة أعتقد بانه كان عليهم الذهاب إلى الاجتماع ماشي الحال الرئيس طنشهم في مرحلة ما لكن الرجل عاد ومد يده كان عليهم واجب المصالحة

]]> By: Yazan Al-Majali http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130673 Yazan Al-Majali Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:28:16 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130673 The government doesn't know the first thing about electronic news sites... The government here unfortunately is very very slow to react to certain topics... The government here does not realise that the news sites are read globally as opposed to print newspapers that are only read within the borders... The government should of from day one supported Jordanian News sites, as they are the gateway to the international level, however saying that, I feel that publishers of JORDANIAN sites should think hard about their content and try to cater for the international reader... Apart from that I feel that we have a long way to go until JORDANIAN sites make a real impact in politics and international opinion of Jordan... Most site here are not responsible in the quality assurance of comments, content and general point of view, there should be a strategy and the government should realise that these sites are the future of Jordanian media... The government doesn’t know the first thing about electronic news sites…
The government here unfortunately is very very slow to react to certain topics…
The government here does not realise that the news sites are read globally as opposed to print newspapers that are only read within the borders…
The government should of from day one supported Jordanian News sites, as they are the gateway to the international level, however saying that, I feel that publishers of JORDANIAN sites should think hard about their content and try to cater for the international reader…
Apart from that I feel that we have a long way to go until JORDANIAN sites make a real impact in politics and international opinion of Jordan…
Most site here are not responsible in the quality assurance of comments, content and general point of view, there should be a strategy and the government should realise that these sites are the future of Jordanian media…

]]> By: Ali http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130672 Ali Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:11:50 +0000 http://www.black-iris.com/2009/03/04/on-meeting-the-prime-minister/#comment-130672 I don’t think* the boycott was a very smart move on any of these organization,.... :P I don’t think* the boycott was a very smart move on any of these organization,…. :P

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