Thursday, July 24, 2008

Politics 2.0, Continued

Link to July 24 Politico post, "GOP losing the new-media war".

Excerpt:
Republicans have no lack of would-be George F. Wills.

But what they really need are some more Robert D. Novaks.

The distinction between the two prominent conservative journalists isn't always obvious, but it's nevertheless important to understand: One almost exclusively writes opinion pieces, while the other offers reporting with a point of view.

The same might be said of the emerging differences between the conservative presence on the Internet and the liberal one: The right is engaged in the business of opining while the left features sites that offer a more reportorial model.

The article focuses on these two success stories. 1 2

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