He who writes history
It’s citizens themselves who, if not least, take part in writing history. They jot down notes of their daily life, travel, romance, and such; they take photographs, record audio, and capture video of people, places, and events that catch their attentions as if they’re doing some great documentary work.
Lately some photographs I took during my visit to Cambodia’s magnificent ancient temple in Preah Vihear were featured in some news stories in one of the country’s popular online news sites. Please take a look at this and this.
I also got a mention here by Cambodian blogger Phearin Than as if my weblog is a comprehensive source of information about Preah Vihear.
From time to time I’ve been asked a number of questions by journalists about blog as a tool as well as blogging as an activity. As focus has, much from mainstream media, that blogging is seen as an advocacy tool by activists and so, I’ve also responded to them that in the next decade historians will look into blog for more information and resources to backup their evidence in research. Before long a number of diaries and journals, written by more sophisticated and educated people, have been used to dig stories and go beyond for discovery for academics and historians.
