The Dish Is (kind of) Like Political Facebook

"A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy"

http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/

Let’s get one thing straight: Sullivan’s smart and he knows it. His brief bursts of political pith are equal parts entertainment and information; I feel like I’m looking at a very politically minded friend’s Facebook page.

Sullivan likes to “live blog” at political events, writing a time-stamped post about every twenty minutes (a sort of Twitter-like status update).

It’s a great approach that allows readers to get a sort of play-by-play insight from a knowledgeable source.

Still, something about it feels kind of like that guy sitting next to you in the movie theater that freaks out every time Nolan throws another plot twist in Inception­ (shocker!).

Sullivan is also a huge fan of using his posts as a sort of vignette for quotes, videos, and pictures from other Internet sources. He likes to include various charts or graphs, letting someone else run the numbers and then guiding readers to the facts that they might not have found on their own - journalism at its core.

Sullivan gives himself street cred by showing that he’s in the know, keeping tabs on other writers, political commentators, and every politician at every conference.

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As for "A Series of Blog Critiques: the Good, the Bad, and the Bloggy,"

All of this, 

Sincerely,

Someone with absolutely no credibility or weight to her words on the blogging world.

Emma