Wiki Leaks Pandemic

For those of you who don't know, WikiLeaks.Org is an international non-profit media organization that posts documents and information that are mainly unavailable to the public. Most of the documents pertain to different international government related issues. Well Wiki Leaks has recently been pissing some people off. Some of the publishings of WikiLeaks have been the characteristic of international world leaders. They publish their strengths, weaknesses, and some personal information. According to the CNN article here, one of the 'victims' is Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah. Wiki Leaks described the King as a "wry and forthright interlocutor" after explaining his want for chips to be planted into detainees, Saudi horses and falcons. Another posting described Libyan Moammar Gadhafi as being "almost obsessively dependent on a small core of trusted personnel." WikiLeaks then mentions one particular personel member, "a voluptuous blonde", and goes on to mention the personal, intimate relationship between the two. 

So how should we feel about WikiLeaks? As another media outlet that gives information that we may not be able to find on other websites or on our television sets, I do believe that we should applaud WikiLeaks for giving information about different leaders and international issues. However, should we fear WikiLeaks as well? What if one of the leaders chastised by the site doesn't particularly favor the article written about him? All in all, WikiLeaks.org is bittersweet. Just hope that it doesn't get us into any trouble.

Palin, and so on and so forth

The Full Article

We would all be lying if we couldn't agree to the fact that Sarah Palin is using her presence on the television to receive viewer support for the Tea Party. Some may disagree with the fact that she is also using her television show to campaign for the 2012 presidential elections. Jim Acosta with CNN wrote an article asking just that question: "Sarah Palin Alaska: Running for president on reality TV?" Acosta writes, "The program, showcasing the 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate as a rugged outdoorswoman, spotlights Palin's megawatt persona -- just in time for the 2012 campaign." The article is basically common sense. Thanks, CNN, for calling her out.

The Results are In! (Kinda)

So it is the day after the midterm elections. When I woke up this morning, I wanted to see the results of the elections nation-wide. Being that I didn't have time to turn on the TV before work, I was forced to scan the web. Looking at a few sites, the search reminded me of the extra credit project we had in class comparing the sites of the Democrats and Republicans. Instead of comparing those two, I was forced to compare the focus on the election results from both FoxNews.com and CNN.com. 

Looking at CNN.com, the results are at the very top of the page... all you have to do is click. It took me less than a second to realize where to go for the results. They also have additional information linking this election to other historical elections and even how many African Americans hold seats in the Senate (0).

When I went to FoxNews.com, it  took me a few seconds to find the results of the midterm elections. Unlike CNN, the very first page was a lot of political commentary. The results of the elections were not the main focus of the page. The link to get to the results was smaller than everything else. 

Being that the elections are extremely important in times like these, I would expect every single news outlet to focus on the results. Oh well.