For this assignment students will investigate the world of blogs, bloggers and blogging. Access a site and review its topics and the posts that are made by the writers and commenters. Choose for analysis one article or commentary connected with democracy (primarily politics, but it can also be about social, economic issues, etc.). A popular site for blogging/opinion articles is the left-leaning Huffingtonpost.com At the other end of the political spectrum, on the right, there is Breitbart.com Another way to find a blog is to conduct an Internet search. There was a site called Technorati that updated continually a list of the top political blogs on the Internet (this Technorati link takes you to its final list from 2014). There is also the Top 50 political blogs site (2009). Additionallyyou may choose an online newspaper or news magazine, many of which allow for reader comments below the posted article. Once a site is selected, find a specific topic/story, etc. that has at least 20 posts (ideally much more). Read them also for analysis.
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