Even When Delusional, Blogging Matters
That's the sentiment expressed in a new News.com article concerning the political bloggers, conspiracy theories, and their role in the upcoming election. As they note:
As Bush and the Massachusetts senator slug it out in a neck-and-neck race ahead of the Nov. 2 election, partisan bloggers have flooded the Internet with alternative views about both candidates, which they hope will help sway voters.
Media watchers say much of the gossip on the Internet is as loony as supermarket tabloid stories claiming Elvis Presley lives, but that it still has a role to play in the campaign.
"Blogs probably pretty accurately reflect the level of polarization and paranoia and frustration among everyday Americans that the entire campaign reflects," said Vanity Fair media critic Michael Wolff, characterizing the new form of overtly biased journalism as "the voice of the mob."
Amazing how much it's changed in a couple years. Apparently, our growing "distrust of the mainstream media" is driving it, but I wonder if that's all it's about. Seems people always have something to say and blogging has given them a soapbox large enough to see over the walls.