Interview with Filip Stojanovski

Duration: 6 minutes and 2 seconds

Country: Macedonia

Language: English

License: CC - Attribution Non-commercial

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Producer: David Sasaki

Director: David Sasaki

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Posted by: oso on Nov 19, 2009

Global Voices author and translator from Macedonia. http://globalvoicesonline.org/author/filip-stojanovski/

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My name is Filip Stojanovski.
I am living in Skopje, Macedonia
I contribute to Global Voices through articles
usually about the Macedonian blogosphere
and I also translate some for the Macedonian version of Global Voices.
Blogs in Macedonia didn't really take off until
2004 - and especially 2005 -
and as far as I know the first
blog from Macedonia was
founded in 2001 by
a young woman called Ana Maria
who is living in Poland
and then the real impulse for
development of the Macedonian blogosphere
came from the development of a local Macedonian-language platform
called Blogerei - blog.com.mk
- which also used other, offline media
to promote it's functionality.
David: You told me that Global Voices is one of the key aspects in your strategy
for more e-content in Macedonia. Why is that?
Filip: Well, generally Macedonian media do not
provide much content
about the situation abroad
which is different from the few mainstream agencies
that are dominant on the world market.
Because some of the Macedonian media are connected to say Reuters or AP
through their networks of ownership.
Generally
we lack
a lot of information which is provided by Global Voices.
Information by regular people about events which are not only sensationalist
but are also often
interesting for the Macedonian public
because they refer to things happening which are similar
to situations here. And are not
covered by the media. So it is
very important for us that we
have the perspective of how various problems
are solved and various issues are raised elsewhere
which can also be replicated here.
And also to share our experiences.
David: So when you translate content into Macedonian, how do you choose which content you translate?
Filip: Well, all of our translators
have the latitude to choose what they will translate.
Because we are all volunteers
and there is no central authority
delegating which article to be translated.
So if somebody wants to translate an article about
a topic, they do it on their own.
So, for me, myself, I usually
have been translating articles
which are about topics that I find interesting.
And which I feel need further
exposure within the Macedonian public.
Especially because sometimes
there are parallels that can be drawn but are
not exploited by the traditional media.
David: What have you learned during your time as a Global Voices author and translator?
Filip: In general, I've learned more
about the diversity of various
citizen journalists around the world.
And also about the need for
the further spreading of information
because what we have now
is an experience
where there are more people out there
with whom you can do good things together
than you would suppose before.
It is probably the most important thing - that there is the possibility to do more
and better things in the future.
David: What do you hope to see as the future of Global Voices over the next five years?
Filip: Well, generally I hope
to have a bigger influence
and more influence
which would be connected to
maybe offline activities within various communities.
Generally, the content of Global Voices
I think is great and should continue in the same direction.
Maybe to attract even more authors
and even more translators.
Because it is not only beneficial at a social
level - promoting
progressive changes around the world -
but also beneficial at a personal level.
I find it very interesting that my Global Voices profile
has a higher Google ranking than most of the
things that I've done over the last 10 years online.
And I think that as more translators
get more global in a way of trying
to find customers worldwide and not just
in their own little business circle then this would provide
a good incentive to attract more volunteers
who are professional and willing to contribute their time.
But in general it would also be interesting
and very beneficial to continue with Rising Voices
-like initiatives that would
empower more users
in more diverse communities worldwide
especially those with less opportunities.
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