Profile post on: http://juvienation.wordpress.com/
Juvienation is a blog creation by Mark Sorkin. Sadly, this blog is “on hiatus”. The format and perceived intent of the author is quite similar to what I am trying to create for my own blog. Juvienation pulls from current events pertaining to justice (or lack thereof) in the United States. And of course, no post is complete without opinionated commentary on the topic.
The brilliance of the blog is that it comes from a well known and respected author on justice (title of the blog is the title of his book) which attributes greatly to the number of hits he gets. In searching for blogs around the topic, I found a huge lack of intriguing forums that focus on analyzing the systems we trust to uphold the law. Many of the sites were linked to non-profit organizations that work on these issues.
Is there any one that is not a non-profit worker or criminal justice author that is interested in the topic of juvenile justice? I am sure of it. The number of hits on juvienation’s blog while it was active proves that there is a population that is interested…unless they just misunderstood the title and only visited the site to find a way to discipline their children…
The one thing I appreciate about this blog is its linking and quoting- every post has facts that you can read and analyze for yourself. Granted, the purpose of blogs is to present opinions…but with this subject matter in particular, facts are equally strong and important.
One thing I do not think work well with this blog is the titles of each topic and the writing style. “Kansas Supreme Court Grants Juvs Right to Jury” “State Budget Crisis, Cont.”, “Backlash in Kansas?”…
When I read a blog about something I am interested in, I want it to express wit and passion. The titles and writing style the blogger uses is much more newspaper ready than I feel any blog that is trying to catch the attention of a larger pop culture population should be. Of course, juvienation is a blog created by a published author so I can’t expect many contractions and shortcuts…but it is too dry for such “wet” information!
If anything, this blog shows me where to go to get information, and what not to do in my own posts. Since I am not a well known author/scholar in the field of juvenile justice, all I can do is try to express my passion and investment in my language, visuals, and content for as long as this blog can last. Hopefully I can do a good job of keeping the attention of the cyber-public (and myself) and escape the limbo that many blogs fall into after the first couple months of life…only time will tell. Blogger out!
Oh, and if Mr. Juvienation happens to read this blog post, please, Come back! Revamp the internet-public’s need for the forums of provocative information around important issues...let’s make it spicy!
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