Assignment 3

Question 1: Who is the blogger? Who does the site belong to? and Who is doing the writing?

For site 1 the blogger is the Mail & Guardian, the site belongs to Thoughtleader and the works of various different writers can be found. Some of these are Micheal Trapido, Llewellyn Kriel and Sarah Britten to name a few.
Site 2: The blogger is The Times, the site beloongs to TimesOnline and the writer is Anjana Ahuja.
Site 3: The blogger is TheSportblog, the site belongs to Guardian (UK) and different writers are found on the site. These are among others Malcolm Heyhoe, Paul Doyle and Kevin McCarra.
Site 4: The blogger is Worldcupblog, I am unclear as to who the site belongs to although I think it belongs to South African world cup blog and once again various different writers are found on the blog e.g. Naeem, Andreas, Daryl etc.
Site 5: In the case of this site both the blogger and writer is Anthony Kaufman and the website belongs to IndieWIRE blog network.
Site 6: In the case of this site both the blogger and writer is Sujewa Ekanayake. The site belongs to Indie FIlm Blogger.

Question 2: Write a profile of one of the bloggers found on the given websites.

My profile of choice is Sujewa Ekanayake. His profile on the website is very short but from what is said inferences can be made about the type of person he is and these conclusions may very well be the reason for him being such a dedicated and popular blogger. Sujewa is a male hailing from Brooklyn New York, a fact which he seems to be very proud of. He is an Indian DIY film maker in New York and specialises in what he calls "ultra-indie/low-budget/ superdelicious" films. Sujewa's passion for film runs outside of the indie film market as he is a "fan of all quality and interesting cinema". In my opinion, his ability to write extensively on the things that interest him stems from his passion for what he does. Any person that experiences a heightened state of emotion for what may seem trivial to any other person, will make a valiant effort to educate those of us out there who are ignorant bystanders. This is what Sujewa does. His films are products of his love for the industry and serve as a medium through which he is able to reach the general public. One cannot help but be drawn in by his passion and dedication. His profile gives just enough information for the reader to know who he is but not enough to know what he is about? That is his trump card, that is how he gets you to go to his blog. His confidence in his works radiate through the string of words that confronts you when you first open his profile thus prompting the average reader to delve deeper into who he is. Sujewa states that his interests are verticals, horizontals, circles and dimensionsl portals. This answer, at first glance, undoubtedly comes off as cocky and sarcastic but when looking past the superficial words a love for life can be seen. His interest is three dimensional life and the richness of colour, texture, depth etc that comes with it. His music interests are evidence of this to as he likes Fugazi, Ian Svenanius and many others. This man is without a doubt a colourful and 'real' individual qualities that cause people to flock to him.