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...laughed off the Susan Sarandons and Barbara Streisands of the world, but to do that over the next week, and in future elections, would be extremely unwise. Because of the liberal hate that Bush has been so successful in stirring up, many celebrities who’ve been non-partisan in the past are coming out swinging. These celebrities are new to the game and think that they can influence the outcome next Tuesday. Judging by the content of their outcries and their degree of confusion, I pray that they are wrong. I hope that Americans will ignore these...
James Granger ’05-’06, has dedicated his semester to voter registration as the tour manager for MTV’s non-partisan Rock the Vote bus tour, which focuses on young people...
...told me that in writing her blog, she “[tries] to adhere to the same journalistic principle of balance that I do when I’m on the air.” In fact, the blogs on Fox’s website may be its least partisan element. Vester says she uses her blog to “generate discussion for the following day’s broadcast”—which makes her generally even-handed in presenting the facts of the day. I say, whenever a blog is used as a tool...
...very, very few of them are like Chris Missick’s, Chris Allbritton’s or even Greta Van Susteren’s. Many of the most prominent blogs these days are linkers, where the blog entries consist of pithy comments introducing links to varied, yet monolithically partisan, news sources. They exist as media digests for the lazy but opinionated. The aforementioned Instapundit, for example, heavily favors linking to conservative media outlets. Unlike the amateur journalists and storytellers, linkers do not attempt to transcend mainstream media, only to navigate them. By not challenging the assertions and assumptions...
...never going to replace mainstream media, but they can augment it. Contrasting one of Chris Missick’s entries with the latest MSNBC report from Iraq is an informative experience. However, just like with mainstream media, reading just one blog is likely to leave you in a partisan haze. Even for blogs, the rule still holds: the more sources you read, the better; and the closer you get to the truth...