WRITING CULTURE 2012: Film, Food & Beyond

As I was looking for a story to focus my blog I became overwhelmed, there was just so much coverage. The Times alone had dozens of slideshows, videos and blogs. Its great publications are taking advantage of the technology available and I think reading a newspaper online is more entertaining than watching TV.
My favorite part of the multimedia coverage was the photo slide shows. Photos capture the moment. They have that iconic quality where one photo can really tell the story.
The slideshows I liked best were from the Republican convention. I thought the RNC slideshows really captured who they are. I also loved the Backstage at the Democratic Convention slide show. The black and white photos were beautiful and presidential. There was one photo of President Obama backstage during Mrs. Obama’s speech that I thought was interesting since I was wondering where he was at the exact moment that photo was taken. Now I know.
I don’t believe it’s possible to have too much coverage of politics. It is important to document events like this and for people to have a choice of how they view news but I think the media should be doing more fact checking and bringing complex issues to the public’s attention. Smaller publications like Pro-Publica and RealClear Politics often offer more in depth reporting.
To me, the most important coverage and my favorite part of reading an interactive newspaper are the readers’ comments. In The New York Times readers can vote for their favorite comments, the best comments rise to the top of the list, and you can read peoples opinion on a story from across the globe.
No matter what type of coverage makes The New York Times, I wonder if it a necessary or important. Hasn’t everybody already made up their mind who they are voting for?