A Blog Log.
It has now been a couple weeks into the semester and I still have yet to explain my choices for my Google reader account. There were a couple reasons I did not make this post earlier, even though I am relatively positive that I was the first in the class to set up their Edublog. The first reason is I am kind of lazy, then I wanted to see what other did for their articles, and the third (also the lamest) is my internet died last night and I could not write this then. Why all the excuses? I am hoping through these honest explanations of my procrastination I could set up some precedence of sincerity in my blog. Well, without any further delay (I really cannot put this off any longer); I want to share my choices with the world.
My first pick, I never would have even thought of had I not heard it in class, and whoever originally chose Al-Jazeera for one of their Google Reader subscriptions is a genius. What a great source. Every American home should have Al-Jazeera broadcast into their living rooms: if for no other reason than to close the cultural gap between America and the Middle East.
As a counter point to Al-Jazeera I wanted to go with something familiar or something British. In the end I went for both. On the familiar side of life (and journalism) I decided to go with the Middle East section of the New York Times. It is trusted, reliable, and popular. It is probably pretty easy to guess I went with BBC Middle East to satisfy my thirst for British Journalism. Not only do they have a wonderful tendency to address people as Mr.Soandso and Ms.Whatsherface it is really world class reporting. Also it is a little more neutral then the NYT or AJ.
As for my podcast selection I thought it would be a good idea to change the pace up a little. I decided to go with Military Spouse Talk Radio. For me it has been easy to forget how much Military service effects everyone involved with that person. I cannot imagine what it is like to watch a loved one walk away into the unknown. I cannot imagine what it would be like to leave all that I love for the fray. I thought, that maybe, this podcast would give me some insight into the life of a Military family and their daily sacrifices.
I would like to have another podcast but I am not sure which one I should go with. If anyone has any suggestions I would more than happy to check them out.
The Sandbox is awesome. Fantastic, insightful, gripping, and real are just a few of the words to describe my milblog of choice. If you do not have it, get it.
Last but not least is my Google News search query. The key terms of my search were Iraq War and Propaganda. I had a lot of trouble with this one because most of my searches where just too broad and the ones that did not have 165946 hits only turned up about 10. Finally I got it right. Right = Iraq War + Propaganda.
All in All I am happy with my choices but if anyone has any suggestions I am but a comment away.
Filed by whitepe at February 6th, 2008 under Uncategorized and tagged Blog, Choices, Google Reader, RSS
