HW 3: Toward a More Participatory Democracy

In David Kline’s “In a More Participatory Democracy” I’ve come to learn how important and productive blogs are. It’s almost hard to believe how many blogs there are on the internet and how they are effecting many things, especially politics. I was very surprised to learn how the 2004 Presidential Election was effected so much by blogs considering then I did not even know what a blog was. Another big thing that really surprised me was how much money candidates made off of blogging. They raised more money than ever before through a blog and I thought that was really hard to believe.
On page 7 a Pew Research Center Poll says, “45 percent of Americans said they believe little or nothing of what they read in their daily newspapers” (Blog! How the Newest Media Revolution is Changing Politics, Business, and Culture). We all know that news on the TV, radio, internet, newspapers, and magazines can seem a little unreal or far-fetched. But America seems to think that blogs are always correct and they can get real information from them all the time, which I find hard to believe. I think a blog, just like any other form of news on the media can be untrue as well. Blogs have become a significant part of our generation, and they are a good source of getting news, and allowing your voice to be heard, but I think people should still listen to other forms of news on the media to make sure they are getting all the information they can get.