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The document discusses the rise of political blogs beginning in the late 1990s and their increasing influence throughout the 2000s. It notes that blogs like the Drudge Report and Talking Points Memo helped spread stories about Trent Lott's comments and the forged documents about George W. Bush's military service presented on 60 Minutes that eventually led to their resignations. By 2008, political blogs had matured and helped spread rumors about Sarah Palin during the presidential campaign. The document ends by questioning the future influence of blogs and how to define a "good" political blog.
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- 2. DRUDGE REPORT / MONICA-GATE Newsweek editors refused to publish story on Lewinski Drudge Report breaks story instead Voted #2 in 10 Web Moments That Changed The World Paved the way for political blogs But is the Drudge Report considered a political blog?
- 3. THE BIRTH OF THE POLITICAL BLOG Became popul ar after 9/11 Original l y an outl et of comments and thoughts on national , col l ectiv e trauma Main stream media was prov iding information, discuss i on outl et was needed Perfect combinati on: pol itics of post-9/11 and increas ed technol ogy I ncreased civ ic awarenes s of worl d and pol itical forces prov ided ampl e audience
- 4. TRENT LOTT Then Sen. Trent Lott praising Sen. Strom Thurmond on his 100 th birthday Sen. Lott said almost same words in 1980 no controversy Blogs, led by Talking Points Memo, kept the story circulating, eventually leading Lott to resign
- 5. TRENT LOTT Can political blogs be on YouTube?
- 6. DAN RATHER Dan Rather, on 60 M inutes Wednesday, broadcast documents regarding George W. Bushs mil itary service A s soon as it was aired, bl ogs pointed out typographical inconsistencies Dan Rather/CBS stood by documents as authentic Experts, and ev en the son of the purported author cl aimed they were forgeries5 Under pressure, CBS stated they coul d no l onger v ouch for the accuracy of the documents
- 7. POWERLINE BLOG One of the first blogs to cry fowl over documents broadcast by CBS Started by Minneapolis lawyer John Hinderacker on his laptop on a random weekend First post, This is a new blog dedicated to current events and any topics that are of interest to me.6 By simply posting his thoughts after the CBS story, he helped keep the momentum than ended with Dan Rathers resignation
- 8. SARAH PALIN By the 2008 election, political blogs had reached their teenage years When Sarah Palin was announced, blogs began to circulate rumors about her recently born son, Tripp The rumors, that Palin had faked her pregnancy to cover up her daughters pregnancy, became vicious and violent on some blogs Did those jump the gun, or did they shoot themselves in their foot with their anger?
- 9. FINAL QUESTIONS Political blogs have been growing over the past decade what will they look like in the future? How much influence will they have? What defines a good political blog? I.e., acceptable amount of ideology, subjectivity, etc. Do you, or would you be willing to read a political blog not aligning with your politics? Why, or why not?
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