According to a research report released recently by Pew Internet, most webloggers don't consider themselves doing journalism. In most cases they are not up to what a journalist does. In Cambodian blogosphere, there exists a series of interviews done by digital citizens playing the role of citizen's media.
Chan Bopha, a Cambodian woman in Japan, does a self-interview to tell a story about herself. One among many other questions Chan Bopha [1] asks: “did you have boyfriend?” In her response, she lets us know that Cambodian conservation culturally does not allow woman having boyfriend before getting married, unlike people in Europe.
In August, media student Vanndeth spoke to Cambodian native Lim Borey [2], who currently is pursuing higher education in Malaysia. The interview provides an insight into Borey's life as an outstanding university student. That is something that you cannot find frequently in local newspapers.
Learning from reports that Cambodian young citizens are ignorant tof their own history, in particular about the Khmer Rouge regime that murdered several millions, PR at Forver in Trasit tries to find out the fact through an email interview with a Cambodian young blogger [3]. That said, PR is a Cambodian living in the U.S, and he is using the power of the Internet to interview Kalyan, who is an student in Cambodia speaking fluent English.
There are many reports that said that Cambodian youths are complacent, ignorant of Khmer history (especially the Khmer Rough Era), and too materialistic. Despite all these claims, I find the opposite with the Cambodian youth I meet. I’m often struck by the talent, enthusiasm, hard work, vision, and patriotism Cambodian youths have. Their sense of optimism for a better Cambodia and a better tomorrow are infectious. They display their patriotism and their pride of their culture on their sleeves.
Phil Lees, an Australian national and editor of Cambodian food weblog Phnomenon, posted an account of conversation [4] he had with his counterpart, Mylinh Nakry Danh, who maintains Khmer Krom Recipes [5] site. Phnomenon is the only Cambodian food weblog, and it was recently shorlisted in Best Asian Food Blog at AsiaPundit [6].
Last but not least, long-time expat weblogger Jinja at ‘webbed feet, web log‘ has more links on the interviews [7] previously conducted with Cambodia webloggers.