The site that our group
chose to discuss is a Facebook site which is Women’s Right News page. This site
was founded in 2009 and it successfully attracted the attention of many
Facebook users. It hits 982k of people to like this page from all over the
world. A total of 3521 Facebook users
has liked this page this week which is from 29/4/2015 to 2/5/2015. This
site talks about women movement, gender equality and human rights as well. Information
is spread by using photos, videos, news, posts and sharing throughout the page.
Who these site primarily address?
The target audience of this site is
women from all over the world as it talks about women’s issue and gender
equality. However, other than the primary audience, this site also targets and
includes everyone to understand more on global gender equality and feminism. It
also talks and addresses issues such as rape culture, domestic abuse, human
right issues, sheroes and so on. Other than the Facebook page, Women’s Rights
News has a official website in which the contents are more informative than those
in the Facebook page. There are more complete news on women, more photos and
more videos to be read and watched. The URL for this website is http://viralwomen.com/.
This is how the official website of Women's Right News looks like.
However,
the response in the official website is not as big as in the Facebook Page
where the audience did not comment much on the official website but the
Facebook page. This phenomenon occurs because netizens nowadays are more active
in social media such as Facebook than other websites. According to Pew Research
Centre (2014), Internet users who age between 18 – 29 are the most active users
in social networking sites followed by adult who age between 30 – 49. Young
generations view Facebook as one of the information sources to them. This leads
them to put less attention on other websites.
% of Internet users within each group who use social networking sites by Pew Research Center
Who is allowed to participant and how?
The site is opened to everyone and they
can comment, discuss, talk about their feelings and share Women’s News Right
posts to their own Facebook account’s
timelines. Open discussion and giving opinions are allowed. According to
Women’s Right News, they offer a stage where the readers can listen and practice
tolerance, offer advice and express their thoughts and feelings. The site also
mentioned that the readers are equal and equally important. They provide
support and will listen to everyone. Facebook
can link to their official website where more news on women right can be found.
However, although everyone is able to comment and view the news on Facebook, some
Facebook users commented and complained that they could not read the whole news
through Facebook unless they access to the official
website. Debate and discussion were done through Facebook. The netizens did not choose to comment on the official website but the Facebook Page. Hence, through their responses, we realize that the official website is
not as popular as the Facebook Page.
It is obvious that there is not much comment on the official website.
There are more shares, more "likes" and comments on Facebook compare to the official website.
How do these sites deal
with dissent and disagreement both from users and guests?
This
site deals with dissent and disagreement by having open discussion and allow
everyone to speak. The admin of the page never mention who is wrong or right but
remain neutral. Because they are concern about human right as well, they allow
everyone to speak and have debate. They believe in equality too. Moreover, they
never delete comment although some users did complain them or use some rude
words to fight against them. What Women’s Right News continue to do is believe
in what they believe and fight for women’s right although there are disagreement,
oppositions and a lot of anti-feminism websites and Facebook pages these days.
There are no wrong and right between these pages and everyone has the choices
to choose what they believe in.
Reference:
Pew Research Center (2014). Social networking fact sheet. Retrieved from http://www.pewinternet.org/fact- sheets/socialnetworking-fact-sheet/
Saya tertarik untuk membaca post ini kerana ia melibatkan womens right yang mana wanita pada masa kini sudah begitu moden selaras dengan perkembangan teknologi yang semakin pesat dan canggih ini. Laman berita seperti ini amat memberikan kebaikan kepada golongan wanita yang ingin berkongsi pelbagai masalah yang dihadapi dan juga sebagai aktiviti bagi mengetahui mengenai pelbagai isu mengenai kaum wanita. Mengenai perbandingan penggunaan laman facebook dan full website bagi laman berita wanita ini, bukanlah menjadi suatu masalah. Sudah terbukti lebih ramai masyarakat seluruh dunia ini lebih memilih facebook sebagai laman social mereka. Facebook adalah satu laman social yang terbesar dan memudahkan kaum wanita untuk saling berinteraksi antara satu dengan yang lain. Oleh itu, tidak hairanlah jika ramai dari golongan muda dan golongan dalam lingkungan 30an dan keatas lebih memilih facebook ini sebagai tempat untuk mereka melakukan aktiviti sosial dalam media. Berbalik kepada laman berita wanita ini pula, bagi saya, laman ini adalah yang terbaik bagi setiap wanita untuk menyuarakan pendapat mereka mengenai pelbagai hal dan isu semasa berkaitan wanita. Terima kasih chan hooi sin atas perkongsian laman ini.
ReplyDeleteOne of the fastest and most direct way is through new media, when phubbers are everywhere. News spread much faster, even within seconds! I personally think that it is one of the reason why news in Facebook spreads faster than other platform. I find that Women's Right News is an informative page to make people realize and voice out what they should. People know what's happening but not dare enough to voice for their rights. The fact that woman is always being mistreated since ages ago is undeniable. This site allows people to speak out their mind, share their experiences and gives a chance for women to be heard. News, videos and events held all around are spread for more support of equal human rights. More steps to be taken to spread the message of equality and Facebook is the best choice with the 3 Fs- free, friendly and fast.
ReplyDeleteWow I learn and gain knowledge about feminism in this page!
DeleteIt is really one of the smartest and fastest way to deliver message to your target audience.
It is attractive and fulfill the trend nowadays, 24hours Facebook.
Through publishing information on Facebook, it can tackle majority of the audience and cut a lot of publicity and promotion cost.
It can reach out more people with less limitation, no matter how far you were.
In this new century saw some changes in the lives of woman as well. The status level of a woman within an eye of societies is totally different than during the colonial era. The existences of media and technology makes woman lives feel better. They’re not slaves and can’t be hurt anymore. Despite in the new interest from clubwomen as well as Women’s Right News Page is a good way to spread information among women.
ReplyDeleteYa... Fatmah... Women's lives now have changed because of technology and also the existence of organizations that fight for human rights. I also believe that women have the ability to survive without depending on their husbands or other men. We have the right to choose how we want to live. Besides, we have the strength to protect ourselves too. Never let others to choose our lives. :) :)
ReplyDeleteI do believe the highlight of such page has provide defenses to women to fight over their rights and equality. However, still, not all girls or women are aware of it, especially those who are traditional minded or low educated.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, through the long term effort of such page, I believe their mission will be achieved one day as the rate of literacy nowadays in society, especially for women, has rose greatly.
Women are not a minority in society. They are equal with men but what we notice that is they do qualify as a minority group because they tend to have less power and fewer privileges than men before. Hence, social networking sites provide a platform for women to find for their cultural and sexual identity. Social networking sites such as Facebook can also reinforce parts of their identity and expression or voice out their identity. So, Women’s Right News is one of the Facebook page for women to express their feeling, to voice out their opinion and share their problems and experiences with other people. This can allow them to post and receive any information through social network form outsiders. Women did not have the power and qualifications to ask other people about an issue in the past. For example, women are less likely to ask their husband or outsiders about what actually happen in the society. In the past, people only think of women stay at home to be housewife but now women become independent and consider to have the same power, privileges, rights and opportunities as men.
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