I’m right back from the USA where I attended the annual conference of the Society despite Nutrition Education (SNE). (http://www.sne.org/)  One of the great number great sessions was about nutrition education and social media and this inspired me to jot down a post on food-related blogs.

It seems that such blogs are in the midst of the most popular and fastest-growing in number worldwide. They are besides one of the vehicles for what is known as ‘citizen journalism’.

Citizen journalism without details refers to a broad range of activities in which everyday populate contribute information or commentary, particularly about news events. This type of journalism has been on every side since  the first mass printing and distribution of pamphlets; but with the birth of digital technologies it has become much more pervasive. People things being so have unprecedented access to both the tools of production and of dispersion.

Citizen journalism encompasses content ranging from user-submitted reviews on a restaurant, to comments and even news stories from readers being published in online sites of traditive news outlets. Blogs are considered as falling somewhere in-between: repeatedly offering factual information, as well as commentary or opinions.

But the same important characteristic of citizen journalism is that it somehow obliges the secretary to go beyond simply presenting one’s musings on a vesicatory. The unstated remit is to develop a balanced story which command be genuinely useful to readers.

I see food-related blogs being of the cl~s who potentially meeting this remit in different ways. Some blogs offer a constant stream of  up-to-date and comprehensive (scientific, historical,  cultural, environmental) knowledge of facts about a multitude of topics, or specialising in one particular arrangement; others regularly present very practical tips on food preparation and presentation, often accompanied with recipes and photos showing the process and/or the close-product. Some food bloggers adopt a critical approach, presenting well-argued commentaries put ~ hot topics of the day, whilst others develop occasional short-lived blogs offering personal insights and useful guidelines, such as a travel blog of the same nature to food experiences during a particular holiday.

But enough of my musings.  Below are links to a happy a few of the food blogs showcased at the SNE parley this year, as well as some blogs I visit myself whenever I find the time. Check these out and log in another time to the Malteaser later this week for some lighter fun intelligence from the world of food innovation.

http://www.culinariaandwellness.com/blog                                                                   (~ means of Dr Karen Mugliett – a fellow Nutrition, Family & Consumer Studies lecturer at the University of Malta)

http://nutritionmythbusters.blogspot.com/                                                                              (~ means of University of Missouri Extension team)

http://enourishment.blogspot.com/                                                                                      (by Marie – A Registered Dietitian from California)

http://nutritionnibbles.blogspot.com/                                                                                                      (through Sybil Herbert – A Registered Dietitian from Canada)

http://www.julienegrin.com/blog/page/2/                                                                                     (by Julie Negrin – A Nutritionist from New York City)

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