Political Blog

Political Blog

Political Blog

Political blog

• What• Who• Where• When• Why

5Ws

A weblog whose main objective, but not necessarily sole interest, is to examine and discuss politics

Nearly anyone

in the bloggers‘ own domains, interest-specific blogging platforms, online mianstream

after the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks

blogs are of increasing importance to the public understanding of politics

Why Blogging

Intrinsic: articulating ideas• To formulate new ideas• To keep track of your thoughtsIntrinsic: catharsis• To let off steam

MrPoliticsGeekthe Independent Voice of the Next Generation

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geuccYHOeu0&list=PL0583CEF9E0CB4E59&index=2&feature=

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Why blogging ?

Extrinsic• To provide an alternative

perspective to the mainstream media

• To help society• To inform people about the most

relevant information on topics of interest

• To influence public opinion• To help your political party or

cause• To influence mainstream media• To serve as a political watchdog• To inform people about the most

recent information on topics of interest

• To critique mainstream media• To critique your political

opponents

Why blogging ?

My name is Catherine Morgan, I'm a writer, nurse, mother, and founder of “The Political Voice of Women”“. This is a blog dedicated to inform and educate the voting public through articles, ideas, and links. It's also a way of giving myself a voice, rather than just sitting back and watching politics and my opinion go by.

Why blogging ?

promote and help finance candidates

• Bloggers• Moneybomb

•$10 million

Why blogging ?

Scott Brown

• The initial motivation for blogging is intrinsic motivations.

• As they continued to blog and their blog posts reached wider audiences, they realized they could extend influence out to their audience, the media and political parties. This newfound influence provided additional motivation, leading these bloggers to be even more enthusiastic about what they do.

• But their intrinsic motivations for blogging never fade away and continue to be important motivators for blogging.

• They are more motivated to blog now than when they first started blogging.

Why blogging ?

Bias & Objectivity

Bias & Objectivity

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Bias & Objectivity

Bias

Why blogging ?Bias & Objectivity

“people who closely follow both political blogs and traditional news media tend to believe the content on blogs is more accurate”

However…

Bias & Objectivity

Truth VS

Activity:Compare the following articles and share your answers in my blog:As an ordinary reader, which one would you like? Why?As a professional journalist, any different answer? Why?

Stuck In Placehttp://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/04/opinion/the-economy-is-stuck-in-place.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

Jobs Continue To Trickle In In Julyhttp://www.watchblog.com/democrats/archives/008073.html

Jobs Or The Lack Thereofhttp://www.watchblog.com/republicans/archives/008072.html

Thank you ^^