Comments on: Study shows conservative blog coverage of Obama largely focuses on non-policy issues

By: AlphaFactor

AlphaFactor — Wed, 14 May 2008 07:00:17 +0000

I’m glad you took the effort to review the blog posts, lad.

I share in your frustration that the public discourse in this country has taken on the tone of “if it bleeds, it leads” rather than actual substantive argument.

Information outlets intertwined with the conservative agenda like Malkin’s board and FOXNews are the most guilty of this– but I think the rest of the media has to make an effort to bring substantive policy back in the discussion, too.

By: slag

slag — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:12:58 +0000

BTW How did you select your sample?

By: slag

slag — Sat, 10 May 2008 01:50:57 +0000

This is very interesting. At some point, a comparison btwn left and right may be in order. Anecdotally, I’ve always seen lefties (esp main stream lefties) focus much more heavily on issues and much more heavily on use of actual facts (incl linking and whatnot). This is a great start! Thanks for the heads up and the info.

By: jvill

jvill — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:41:53 +0000

Bruce Kelly: Considering there is very little difference in the two Democratic contenders policies what else could you expect? We’ll see more on policy during the presidential campaign. Hopefully you’ll revisit this topic then.

Huh? You’re missing the point. This has nothing to do with how the CONSERVATIVE blogs compared Obama and Clinton.

This study looked at how the right examines an opposition candidate, and surprise surprise, they don’t look at policy, they pursue character assassination.

By: The Old Eighteen

The Old Eighteen — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:30:06 +0000

Right-wing blecchosphere acting as a conduit for anti-Obama memes

You probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear someone suggest that the right wing of the blogosphere is little more than a vehicle for pushing hateful memes against prominent Democrats and liberals into the public discourse, but one brave blogger has

By: Big Tex

Big Tex — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:56:24 +0000

Thanks for your work on this, Simon. The numbers confirm what I would have suspected of the right-wing blogs, though my guess is that the mainstream blogs like Instapundit skew more toward Redstate’s numbers than those of the other 3 blogs, who are really the bottom of the conservative barrel. In any event, you’ve definitely got a strong stomach to weather a month’s worth of Malkin, LGF and Power Line.

By: Bruce Kelly

Bruce Kelly — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:00:49 +0000

Considering there is very little difference in the two Democratic contenders policies what else could you expect? We’ll see more on policy during the presidential campaign. Hopefully you’ll revisit this topic then.