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Canadian political blogosphere FTW!

Started by mathewi · 9 months ago

Came across a good column by Jonathan Kay at the National Post (yes, I read the competition) about the string of victories — depending on how you define the term — involving political blogs and the current federal election campaign. As Jonathan describes, there have b ... Continue reading »

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  • Greg Elmer

    9 months ago

    Matthew, who claims that bloggers are more important than MSM? I've never heard that claim before. -Greg Elmer
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  • Greg Elmer

    9 months ago

    oh...and I'd wholeheartedly agree, they would be wrong. /ge
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  • Daniel Gibbons

    9 months ago

    I think that in general blogs have helped fan the flames of politics as a spectator sport, all about the cult of personality. So, yes, people are rightly "outing" politicians for their hypocrisy, but is the political system shifting in the right direction as a consequence of this? I wish it was, but it seems like politicians are more inclined than ever to make decisions based on populist nonsense rather than for the genuine good of the jurisdictions they represent.
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  • mathewi

    9 months ago

    That's a fair point, Daniel. I think blogs do tend to focus on personality, and could be criticized for fanning the flames a bit, or turning things into a witch hunt -- but at the same time, they are a leveling force as well, and a way of routing around entrenched bias in the traditional media.
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