HW 3: "Toward A More Participatory Democracy"

Many people assume that blogging is always something that is beneficial in today’s society, but in fact in David Kline’s essay “Toward A More Participatory Democracy,” there is reason to believe otherwise. In reading Kline’s essay it is clear to see that blogging has become the new “newspaper” of today, in fact people tend to rely on blogging for their source of communication and news in today’s world. Since people have started to post blogs about political campaigns, more and more people tend to discuss issues that may or may not be truthful in all cases. The more technology that is being produced, only makes the internet more susceptible for gossip and unrealistic information. Even news stations today are unrealistic because newscasters are being told what to say and how to act on live television. Instead of years ago when the news used to be accurate and factual, its more of a race to see which news channel can earn more money by using false information, and ideas that catch the viewers eye.