Nearly half of all Americans turn to the internet for their news and seventy percent believe traditional media is out of touch.
http://www.reuters.com/...
I'd say it's a safe bet that those percentages are quite a bit higher among people who read political blogs. If you are reading this, you are attending Political Blog University. For sure, there are many departments and many classes but there are some bits of knowledge that are becoming universals at the University. This diary is an interactive test of your political blog knowledge; you may both take the test and help write the test.
To take the test: Answer any question in a post limited to a subject line and one more sentence. If someone else has already answered a question and you knew that answer, give them a rec. Then trump them with a link. Feel free to be competitive.
To add to the test: Post a question that, in all likelihood, a person who frequents political blogs would know. Challenge the regulars; educate the newbies. Try not to be trivial; this diary is for undergrads. Don't post the answer, of course. Feel free to be superior to the rest of us.
- Who is Timmeh?
- Who is Tweety?
- Who is Josh Marshall?
- Who is Digby?
- Who is Duncan Black?
- What are "freepers?"
- What is a "Clenis?"
- What is "High Broderism?"
- What is an "asshat?"
- Who is BillO?
- Who is Jessica and why is Ann interested in her breasts?
- Who is Ava?
- Who is Captain Blowhard?
- Who is Bombastic Lad?
- What is Cokie's Law?
- What is a wingnut?
- Who is Lady McCheney?
- Who are the villagers?
- Who is Little Debbie?
- What is a sockpuppet?
- What is astroturfing?
- What is a concern troll?
- Who is William the Bloody?
- Who is Bubble Boy?
- Who is John Amato?
- What is the correct way to say, "Daily Kos?"
- What are the netroots?
- Who is McMaverick?
- Who are M.D. and the kewl kidz?
- Identify FDL, C&L, Atrios and Hullabaloo.
- Soon to be famous: what is the difference between transformative and transactional politics?
Join in!