The
podcast
A Kenyan Maasai calls for protection of his
community
The
podcast is presented in an interesting and imaginative way. It’s an interview
between the Maasai community representative and one of the media presenters.
The interview takes place in a studio, and the content of the interview is well
structured and organized
The
topic displayed on the podcast is appropriate and relevant. The structure used
is dialog Question – Answer format. There is more information on the Maasai
Association Organization website which is run by the Maasai Community in Kenya.
The conversations were very interactive and I could relate with most of the
issues they were talking about being a Kenyan. The vocals of the interviewer
and interviewee were okay you could hear everything they were talking about
their tone of speech was also okay. The transitions between one questions to
the next one was very smooth as the interviewer was trying to understand the Maasai
community to. The podcast was interesting, and a source of knowledge.
Other
sources of information included http://maasai-association.org/maasai.html. This
is a website that is fully run by the Kenyan Maasai community representatives.
The few clan members who have gone to school came together and decided on
having an online platform that gives an insight of the minority group. The
podcast has a lot of issues that the Maasai being a minority group are going through.
They have been known for being pastriolists and because of this the government
might have neglected them.
The Vocals
of the podcast are very clear but may be hard for An American to understand
they might say that the accent is too heavy. During the interview there is no
background music, the presenters are just communication to each other with no
interference. There are also more podcasts about the Maasai but they are all
taking about different things.
In
conclusion the podcast was very informative, interesting and conversant.
Listening to the podcast may make the audience wonder if there is something
that they can do differently. It’s clear that the Kenyan government has a lot to
do in helping the Maasai.
The
Blog
The
blogger Adil Sabir is not an expert on the Maasai topic. The Blog was created
on April 2nd, 2015, it’s very current. Blogging is one of his passions. He is a
freshman at The Pennsylvania State University hailing from Manhattan, New York.
Also majoring in biochemistry, he enjoys sports, science, music, and of course,
long walks on the beach.
The
blogger is writing from a personal experience, he visited the Maasai from
Tanzania and what he is blogging about is what he went through. The blogger has
only one blog; he is not influential at the moment. The blog is a personal
journey to Tanzania, what he went through and what he learnt from the Maasai
Community.
The
specifics mentioned by Adil, are very correct and his visit gave him firsthand
information about the Maasai community and how they go about their day to day
activities. The blogger does not use any jargon terminologies that one cannot
understand. The language is not sophisticated; anyone who has middle school
level of education can understand everything he was trying to put across. He
has also used correct spelling and grammar.
This
is the author’s first blog and he sounds as if he only blogs when he
experiences something different from the norm. Being so young he has only
blogged once. The blogger uses his personal opinion because he is blogging
about a personal experience; however he also uses the communities point of view
and he tries to understand why they act/ do things the way they do. The
bloggers perspective would only be helpful to people who might think of
traveling to Tanzania to visit the Maasai’s because he outline everything in a
way you feel as if you are already there. The blog is consistent with what
other blogger’s blog about the Maasai. The information given on the
blog is current & anyone can understand. There are no internal links to
show other sites that talk about the Maasai, and hence not much traffic on the
link. At the bottom there is a link where you can post your comments. My Overall
score rating is 85%
