Fernando Flores ha sido, es (y será) muchas cosas. Entre otras, es en estos momentos senador en Chile. Pero sobre todo, como actitud vital, es un blogger (quizás uno de los mejores ejemplos de blogger político y no de político con blog, un modelo que parece que ha gustado en otras partes).
Rosario Lizana lo ha entrevistado para Global Voices (parte 1 y parte 2) donde reflexiona sobre su visión de los blogs y explica la estrategia que guía su actividad en la blogosfera. Puede que a algunos lectores le sorprenda el blog de Fernando Flores, pero lo utiliza magistralmente con con el objetivo de abrir mundos a una comunidad de lectores bien definida. En este sentido, siendo un blog "linker" (más aún, "copy-and-paster") refleja las reflexiones de un blogger "thinker"
The main feature of my blog is to disclose worlds, so I can bring into the blog issues with out making an opinion. My work is to disclose, not to be an opinionated person. My policy is not to give opinions. I choose themes, and even if I have a negative opinion of them, I have selected them because I think them important, worth mentioning to share them with others. I believe other people do other things, they have biased opinions, it’s not the style of my blog and not the style of me as a senator.
I think that I am good at watching what goes on in the world, so I share issues that I discern as important, within a certain line. So, I share 4 or 5 themes such as technology, education, digital vanguard. I read around 1000 posts per day; where I find a lot to share. I do a selection labour and a lot of readers appreciate it. The other reason for doing “cut and paste” is that I am a Senator and I don’t have time to write five articles per day.
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For me, the blog philosophy is similar to editing a magazine. I have to be at the service of my readers and my potential readers and to write for their mentality, rather than just write for myself. There is a tension between writing for personal interest and writing for the reader’s mentality. That depends on the style that you have. I write for the mentality of my readers.
Si se me permite la ironía, lo más sorprendente es que ... ¡¡en el senado chileno parece que se trabaja mucho!! (doing “cut and paste” is that I am a Senator and I don’t have time to write five articles per day.).
