Political Correctness

04Nov09

Who says the Internet is just for Facebook and watching the Keyboard Cat video over and over YouTube? Even though the Internet sometimes gets the reputation of being some sort of frivolous and even addicting pastime, the World Wide Web  proved to be a helpful force with how the Election of 2008 turned out and was conducted. The Internet provided those who couldn’t tune into TV or listen to radio a way for them to become involved with the election in a much more interactive way than ever before. It seemed that last year, both presidential candidates tried to utilize the Internet to help promote their campaigns and gain voters.

For the first time, I think I actually was more involved in the voting process and what exactly was going on with the candidates where I could intelligently express my opinions and this happened do to me coasting the political blogs, political message boards, checking out debates and updates on YouTube, and even doing a little political editorial bits on my personal blog. It seems the Internet made it easier to truly get a well-rounded look at the election of 2008.  There of course were times where the Internet would skew your views due to the dirty dish rag gossip of candidates which were amplified louder and clearer on the World Wide Web. Still if you knew where to look for the most accurate and politically correct information about the election, then it wasn’t such a daunting task to find intelligent opinions.

Thankfully there are some legitimate news websites that monitor and inform their readers with the fair and honest information they seek.  The Wall Street Journal has a political section on their web page. It’s not that obvious to find but once you go under the U.S. navigation tab, it’s the first topic featured. The political section of the website is quite extensive and organized. There is a bulk of information, news and photos to be seen, which can be overwhelming, but more is better in some sense considering that this is news that is informative to many. The political page is broken up into sub-pages with subjects such as opinions, and one specifically for current news on the Health care Reform and the elections. Photos, videos and interactive maps are present, as is a Wall Street Journal reader community, where you can sound off about political matters with other like-minded people.

For the most part, The Wall Street Journal gives you enough coverage of anything and everything political, so upon viewing the site, you’re never steered off the beaten path.

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