Democratic Underground is a website that I believe is an example of a great way for Americans to stay well informed as well as be able to communicate with others interested in politics. This website has debate forums and discussion boards which illustrate just how interactive the news is for us now. People can not only read the news online but can also reflect and discuss the news with others. I know this is definitely not the only site that does this- in fact, there are TONS of sites that have the same qualities. This site in particular, which I found kind of funny, was started in response to the election of George W. Bush. The link I have posted below this is about the website Democratic Underground. It lays out the reasons for the creation of this website... one of those main points being: the degradation of the Republican party (mostly George Bush). I'm not saying I agree completely with everything this website entails; however, what I do like is this website's open opinions and discussion forums that enhance conversation and debate.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/about.html
Monday, October 26, 2009
New Language for the Internet?
This article, from BBC News, is talking about allowing other countries to use non-Latin characters for domain names on the internet. I am definitely not well educated in technology, but from what I understand, this means that countries, such as China for example, would be able to use their own form of writing and lettering for their websites. This changes the formatting of the internet and general and is a pretty big deal. According, to this article, communication willl be enhanced. Planning has been in action for a couple of years now and the non-Latin internet language is almost ready to be put into action. In my opinion, this will be a positive factor for communication in general. If our world can learn to communicate together, we will eventually have a broader, more well-rounded information system. This also shows how technologically-linked we really are and how technology is increasing everyday.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8326241.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8326241.stm
CNN falling to last place on news ratings.
CNN falling to the bottom of the cable news stations, according to this article, proves the public's tendency to watch "opinion-oriented shows" over news networks. I agree with this article, and believe that this is an indication of America's viewing habits. As we have talked about in class, many viewers want to receive their information from a source that they know will not be contracdictory to their beliefs- they want something from a station that has similar opinions as they do. CNN falling in ratings helps illustrate the truth behind what we've been talking about in class.
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/cnn-drops-to-last-place-among-cable-news-networks/
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/26/cnn-drops-to-last-place-among-cable-news-networks/
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Gay Rights at the Top of our Concerns?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_gay_ambassador;_ylt=ApxsGiTGoKGKpgEpLCqKKwas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM2MXBrMzV1BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDA4L3VzX29iYW1hX2dheV9hbWJhc3NhZG9yBGNwb3MDMwRwb3MDMTAEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA29iYW1hcGlja3NvcA
This article was from the associated press. The title read, "Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship". First of all, why the heck should people care what sexual orientation someone of such high experience, education, and commitment to Ameican government is? Does that make ANY difference in whaat kind of job a person can do for our country. In my my opinion, this article, and gay rights being a legal matter at all, is a waste of time, and I do not care whether or not a leader of our country is gay or straight. I understand gay rights is an issue in America right now and that Obama is working towards eliminating any separtation between gay and straight people.
The only part of this article that meant anytihng to me was at the end- a quote from Obama: "At its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans," Obama said a 2007 statement on gay issues. "It's about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating all its citizens with dignity and respect." I completely agree with this and am so amazed that Americans even consider this a big enough issue to cover as important information going on in the world today.
This article was from the associated press. The title read, "Obama picks openly gay lawyer for ambassadorship". First of all, why the heck should people care what sexual orientation someone of such high experience, education, and commitment to Ameican government is? Does that make ANY difference in whaat kind of job a person can do for our country. In my my opinion, this article, and gay rights being a legal matter at all, is a waste of time, and I do not care whether or not a leader of our country is gay or straight. I understand gay rights is an issue in America right now and that Obama is working towards eliminating any separtation between gay and straight people.
The only part of this article that meant anytihng to me was at the end- a quote from Obama: "At its core, this issue is about who we are as Americans," Obama said a 2007 statement on gay issues. "It's about whether this nation is going to live up to its founding promise of equality by treating all its citizens with dignity and respect." I completely agree with this and am so amazed that Americans even consider this a big enough issue to cover as important information going on in the world today.
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