Commenting on others’ blogs.

Posts about Wisconsin

I chose two posts about what happens in Wisconsin in order to compare how they deal with the same information.

From The Daily Beast, a post that I like

I really like this post mostly because of the format. There is a summary in bold at the top that put the post in context and announces the clear stance taken by the author. In addition to a very well structured text in paragraphs there is a good picture that illustrates the topic and makes it look less heavy to read. Every quote is referenced and linked to the original source.

I also like the content because there is a strong argument that is made and that is what I expect of a blog. If I only want the journalistic content I go to a Newspaper’s website. The opinion is underlined in a excerpt so that the reader knows immediately what her point is and can decide to skip the post if not interested.

The only default is that I found it a little bit too repetitive. I know that repeating makes the argument stronger but in that case I wish the author had explored other arguments that the one summarized in the first paragraph :

“The last time I checked, you can’t just leave your job when the going gets tough.If the rest of us did that, we’d be fired.”

From the Think Progress, a post that I don’t like

I don’t like this post mainly because it does not make an argument. It does more the job of a journalist (and the author is one) by telling in details what is happening in Wisconsin. In that perspective the author makes a good job by having a lot of references and giving precise information. It could be valuable for someone who wishes to have more details, for example as a link to a first post which would say “if you want to know more”.

However, it is too long and it does not make any strong argument which is pretty surprising for a blog that is called “think progress” and which subtitle says “social and economic justice”. I was a expecting a strong leftist argument that would take a strong stance for the democrats! I was wrong.