Comments on: The Blogosphere’s Newspoll ritual. http://gatewatching.org/2008/06/17/the-blogospheres-newspoll-ritual/ researching citizen journalism Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:53:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: jason http://gatewatching.org/2008/06/17/the-blogospheres-newspoll-ritual/#comment-852 jason Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:03:37 +0000 http://gatewatching.org/?p=138#comment-852 Indeed. And ritual is precisely what builds and makes us invest in community. Interesting. Indeed. And ritual is precisely what builds and makes us invest in community. Interesting.

]]> By: Lyn http://gatewatching.org/2008/06/17/the-blogospheres-newspoll-ritual/#comment-848 Lyn Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:28:54 +0000 http://gatewatching.org/?p=138#comment-848 The reader's and commenter's perspective is the most interesting thing about the blogosphere for mine. That's were the life is and where the cultures develop. That's how you and I know how to take part in the ritual properly. The reader’s and commenter’s perspective is the most interesting thing about the blogosphere for mine. That’s were the life is and where the cultures develop. That’s how you and I know how to take part in the ritual properly.

]]> By: jason http://gatewatching.org/2008/06/17/the-blogospheres-newspoll-ritual/#comment-847 jason Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:44:41 +0000 http://gatewatching.org/?p=138#comment-847 By the way, Lyn, I really like your description of the routine that so many of us go through. It's interesting to think about the ritual in that way - from the reader's perspective. By the way, Lyn, I really like your description of the routine that so many of us go through. It’s interesting to think about the ritual in that way - from the reader’s perspective.

]]> By: jason http://gatewatching.org/2008/06/17/the-blogospheres-newspoll-ritual/#comment-845 jason Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:42:06 +0000 http://gatewatching.org/?p=138#comment-845 Ha ha that's true Lyn. Though minus the dodgy cummerbunds and lies about everybody being a virgin. Ha ha that’s true Lyn. Though minus the dodgy cummerbunds and lies about everybody being a virgin.

]]> By: Lyn http://gatewatching.org/2008/06/17/the-blogospheres-newspoll-ritual/#comment-844 Lyn Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:59:00 +0000 http://gatewatching.org/?p=138#comment-844 It's good to know I'm not the only one who sees Newspoll as a blogospheric ritual. You often see it dismissed as shallow or two-horse race politics or blogopopulism. When you think about the ritual performance - get the figures from Mumble on Monday aftertoon, watch Lateline in case Tony Jones is interviewing someone in the Liberal Party, see what Dennis has to say, see what a selection of blogs have to say, check Possum's graphs and put in your own bob's worth, it's almost as elaborate as a Catholic wedding. It’s good to know I’m not the only one who sees Newspoll as a blogospheric ritual.

You often see it dismissed as shallow or two-horse race politics or blogopopulism. When you think about the ritual performance - get the figures from Mumble on Monday aftertoon, watch Lateline in case Tony Jones is interviewing someone in the Liberal Party, see what Dennis has to say, see what a selection of blogs have to say, check Possum’s graphs and put in your own bob’s worth, it’s almost as elaborate as a Catholic wedding.

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