When evaluating a blog, consider:
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Aesthetics:
does it look nice? Does it appear professionally done? Does it look like it’s
selling something? What colors, fonts, layout are used? Why?
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Potential
bias: this could be made clear through the content itself, but also more
subtly, as in advertising featured on the page. Where else do you bias?
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Level of
professionalism?
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Smart, well-informed?
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Credible?
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Purpose?
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Audience?
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Tone?
http://middle-class-populist.com/
ReplyDeleteI think that is aesthetically pleasing
He states that he is a liberal right off the bat so we can safely assume that he may not be as generous to the republicans
So-so
Okay
Somewhat
To inform people of political news
Liberals
Annoying
The Real News is a great website. The appearance is fantastic and looks very perfessional. You can find topics in categories and it is well organized. There definetly is a potential bias, but the website does a great job of proving that they are open to debates. The authors are very credible and they all went to prestiges colleges.
ReplyDelete“http://www.americablog.com”
ReplyDeleteIt seems like professional, and nice. The color is blue and shows freedom. I really like the layout, after reading an article, you could easily find related articles if you want to know more about the event.
Some of the articles are more like comments with strong personal bias, which are incredible“http://www.americablog.com/2012/09/romneys-son-signed-abortion-clause-in.html”
Here is a short sentence for “about us in americablog”;”At AMERICAblog, we don't just link to the news, we give you an insider's look at what's important and why.” and the title of the blog is “a great nation deserves the truth”. Therefore this is a thoughtful blog and trustworthy.
The AMERICAblog was created by John Aravosis, a former writer for the Economist, so most of the articles related with economy issues. People follow this blog probably because the author and the reader had the same bias toward one thing.
David Villecco
ReplyDeleteRoaring Republican http://roaringrepublican.com/
Aesthetics: the blog looks very organized. There are tabs to locate you to different topics within the blog. It is also veryappealing to the audience. He uses vibrant colors to get the attention of the viewer.
Potential biases: in his bio he says that he is a conservative in the state of New York. He states that this is merely his take on the world as well as current events.
Level of professionalism: it doesn't say anything about his professionalism however his insight looks very intelligent and he says that if there are any questions to contact him.
Smart, well informed: based on his vocabulary that is being used, one can tell that he knows what he is talking about.
Purpose: as stated before, he says that the purpose of this blog is to comment on current events and view his outlook on life.
Audience: his audience would consist of conservative, libertians, and republicans.
Tone: throughout his work, he sounds very up beat and positive. He seems to be happy with what he is talking about.
About http://www.aplagueonbothyourhouses.com/
ReplyDeleteAesthetics:
-Although the Blog hasn't got the name of the blog provider in it, it is hold in a very common blog shape. (article after articel, „about“-article, simple title, two colors as background
Potential bias:
Critizeses political actions
does not show certain political bias
Level of professionalism?
casually
Smart, well-informed?
-yes, quotes of interviews, links, etc
Credible?
Maybe not for everyone, to overbalanced by his opinion
Purpose?
Inform, make people attentive on some certain incidents
Audience?
Anyone
Tone?
Especially arguing about political events, decisions of politicans
- Aesthetics: This blog looks simple, as it does provide any videos or pictures. I don’t think it is professionally done, because there are many advisements on the website, like amazon. Besides, the font of some passages is changed to read. Sometimes, religious passages contain red font that indicate Jesus said that. However, since the whole passage is red, and only the quote appears black, it doesn’t look professional, and the changing color of font makes this blog look like a personal blog.
ReplyDelete- Potential bias: I have a bias for the links category, as it provides the reader more ways to know religious information.
- Level of professionalism: It’s not professional, as when I click the links provided in the blog, some said, “This blog has moved”. It seems that the author of the blog didn’t update the newest information on the blog.
- Information: It has a lot of information and posts from 2005 to 2008. However, most of the passages are in first person. Readers cannot see that the author is interacting with outside.
- Credible: The credibility of this blog is low, as it seems more likely to be a personal blog, and the writing style is casual.
- Purpose: Being reminded of what Jesus Said might make a difference in how we begin to live our lives. I may also bias from the author’s information.
- Audience: This blog has some audiences but not many, as these posts appear 0-11 comments.
- Tone: Every post is written causally. It is more likely that the author is telling stories of him/herself.
- Link: http://saidjesus.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_archive.html
The layout of this blog appeals to me a lot.It is simple and clear. Compare to those well-organized, information-filled blog, this one makes me feel fresh and comfortable. It looks like neither it's selling something nor forcing me to read any informations. The green background colors makes me relax to read.
ReplyDeleteIt seems the writer tried to be objective toward many issues that he wrote about, but he failed to do so. I found out that when I clicked on the title of his latest article, two books he wrote pop up on my screen. SO it is obvious that he is trying to make sells of his books. The article is like a preview or something. I also checked him on Facebook, it said his political views is independent. So his potential bias is not severe.
It has a high level of professionalism. Despite the big words he used and no grammar or spelling error, his article is well organized and there were certain amount of people had visited his blog and left comments. Based on the background information he provided of himself, he is a very experienced businessman so its credibility is good. He is trying to sell his books to those people who interested in politics and economy. He wants more people to join his discussion about some actions the government can take to make the country better.