HW 3:A More Participatory Democracy

In David Kline’s essay “Toward a More Participatory Democracy” he discusses how blogs have affected the politics and media in our country. Some people think that blogs have little or no effect on the overall range of politics and others believe that they are transforming how opinions are voiced. Prior to the 2004 presidential election, the most popular blogging sites where receiving more hits then some of the larger mainstream news web sites. Although it is clear that the traditional mainstream media isn’t gone, blogs are refreshing alternatives that allow the people to voice opinions rather than having to listen to either liberal or conservative newscasters every night. Bloggers can now get their hands on highly detailed information about candidates, polls, and things that the media wont cover, making blogs quite the legitimate source. Americans today tend to believe that the majority of people who use blogs are younger, yet it seems to me that all ages have taken on the new phenomenon. With that being is said the potential of blogs having a great deal of an effect on upcoming presidential elections is extremely high. The sky is the limit and they could change our countries politics for the better.