Based on Professor Kiska’s presentation, Clay Shirky’s analysis of blogs, class discussion, and my own readings of political blogs, I would definitely return to The Huffington Post and The Daily Dish for updates on this fall’s election. These blogs not only provide updates on current politics, but they also have opinions and information about the election’s candidates themselves.
Both of these sites have pictures and videos to go along with each blog. When the context seems vague, the visual aides help make the message clear. Also, my interest and concerns in the election are addressed in these blogs. The Huffington Post seems reliable because they update their information often and seem committed to getting the truth out there. Right now there’s an article that represents two sides of the story about Freddie Mac paying the McCain campaign’s law firm. McCain says he never had any affiliation with the mortgage corporation.
Both of these sites have a lot of readers. The Daily Dish really attracted my attention when I read the articles about Sarah Palin. I don’t support her at all as the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee. Andrew Sullivan wrote a blog called Twelve Lies of Sarah Palin and I found it to be very disgusting. I can’t stop thinking about how Senator John McCain chose Alaskan governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. It makes me want to go out and vote tenfold to make sure we don’t go through the horrors of the last eight years with President Bush in the office.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with the idea that the videos and pictures put an entertaining aspect to the blogs. I also enjoyed The Daily Dish and found it funny that Andrew Sullivan bloged about Sarah Palin and her flaws.
ReplyDeleteI'll check our the Daily Dish sometime. If you read more Andrew Sullivan, you'll find that he's a Republican most days.
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