Reading VI news blogs is 'not constructive for me'– Karia J. Christopher
Mrs Christopher was at the time interviewing Tola Radio VI 100.5 Managing Director Floyd P. Burnett aka ‘Heritage’ on criticisms and facing ridicule in the public eye, especially over his popular morning show 'Da Morning Braff'.
Facing public criticisms
Mr Burnett said since being in the public eye, he realized that criticisms would always come, “I try not to read the blogs, even though on other news stories I read the blogs… you got to just keep moving, people opinions stick with you, something things ring a bit and make you feel bad,” he said on the January 28, 2024, edition of Real Talk.
“But don’t wake up three, four, five days and dwell on what Tom, Dick, and Harry said,” he added.
Mrs Christopher said she too has experience facing criticisms in the public eye. “I certainly don’t read the blogs because I know, for me, they're not very constructive. If I have somebody that has something to say where I can improve even in my other job that I'm mostly now on the public face even more, then I very much welcome constructive criticism,” she said.
“But I try to keep focused because I know people say that words are just words but words can be hurtful, so I try to just keep positive and be focused,” she added.
Blogs in the VI
Over the years, the mostly anonymous comments referred to as blogs on local news websites have been the subject of much discussion and controversy, over their nature of giving people a voice in a community where they may not otherwise want to share less popular opinions.
Current Premier, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has in the past referred to the blogs as a form of online bullying in reference to him being called ‘Slowande’ and at other times, he said the blogs show a lack of maturity as it related to the negative ones.
“When I see those negative comments on the online news it displays a certain lack of maturity we have in our society. I am not saying that it is the majority of people who do it but I would certainly like to see a situation where people, even those reading the comments, who go and put positive comments,” he said back in 2012.
Despite the criticisms, blogs have also been welcomed by other public figures as a way to gauge public opinion on issues, despite the sensational nature of some news articles accused of being created simply to generate blogs.
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29 Responses to “Reading VI news blogs is 'not constructive for me'– Karia J. Christopher”
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Know this facts, now or later, if a child is in the mother womb, that child will be talk about by others . When that child is birth, that child will be talk about by others, both positive and negative. When that child become able to talk bother positive and negative word word be spoken by that child.
If you talk positive and negative things about others, others would talk and comment positive and negative word about you.
We all are living in a world of random views, beliefs, opinion, like and dislike, good and evil, stupidity and wisdom. If you hate been criticized, be careful of what and who you criticized.
Talk, but first collect the facts. The world's way is what it is. "It is not in man that walk to direct his/her steps." God the Creator is. Neither is he/she the director of words void of errors. Only God our Creator is.
If you hate to be criticized, criticize no one, expect it is absolutely necessary.
Interestingly, to create a comment on this news site, you are asked to provide a nickname, and that speaks volumes about the problem we are up against.
On the other hand, there has been of occasions, when a post under my real name, Roger Burnett (who incidentally is the father of Floyd Burnett) has been blocked, whereas the same post under the pseudonym Donald Duck - or whatever - is allowed. This leads me to assume that censorship, as a means of protecting favoured families, is part of the equation.
Moreover, anyone in the communications universe know that it comes with criticism. It goes together like bread and cheese, brick and mortar, hammer and nail, duck to water, etc. Expecting no criticism, is like a leader wanting to be loved by everyone, pleasing everyone with his/her decisions, etc. It is impossible and if expected, it will be a long unfulfilled, stressful and disappointing life. Sound like the comm folks are full of themselves, getting to big for dem britches, draws, etc. If the kitchen is getting too hot get the hell out, for we the lil man will have our say and we have long memories like elephants. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark/VI. This reminds of the classic Animal Farm in which in the end the animals start behaving like humans. All animals are created equal. But some animals are more equal than others. These bourgeois people need to cart dem @$$.
The blogs illuminate the thoughts, and moods, of the people.
If you truly want to be an effective talk show host Karia, bloggers, and their views, are, indeed, where you should go to, in your daily assessment in the happenings of our country!