HW 19: Web of Influence

After reading "Web of Influence" by Daniel Drezner and Henry Farrell, I found that the blogoshpere is influencing the world of politics a great deal more than I once thought. The blogosphere provides bloggers with the advantage of instant access through the Internet. As explained in the paragraph on the bottom of page 88, bloggers have an advantage to the mainstream media with click of a button, while the mainstream media may take just a bit longer. Not only does the blogosphere serve as a fast and reliable source of communication, it also gives bloggers the opportunity to add in their own insight instead of a News show just stating the facts. As well, a blog will sum up the basis of the a story, without going into too much detail. The mainstream media is often looked down upon for any sort of biased report. The blogosphere allows bloggers to speak their mind, and have that biased position. As well, when a newspaper, magazine or another form of mainstream media makes a mistake in their writing, it does not look very professional. When you post a blog you have the ability to jump right back to the post you were just writing and fix your mistake. You can obtain information from these blogs about foreign countries, the war, political leaders, or simply local information according to which blogs you watch or are interested in. Politics are not just meant for meeting rooms or presidential elections. Everyone has a right to be involved and converse ideas and thoughts, and we can thank the blogosphere for their help!