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Barbados: The risky business of political blogging

Categories: Caribbean, Barbados, Digital Activism, Governance, Media & Journalism, Technology

Barbados Free Press reviews the Barbados Labour Party's newly launched blog and outlines the risks a political party faces in undertaking such a project: “the two main risks can be shortened to this. . . 1/ Risk of Public Failure – Successful Blogging Takes New Skills & Commitment . . . . 2/ Risk of Exposure – Political Blogging Favours Opposition, Not Government.” [1]