The article is basically about how blogs are becoming more powerful in America. Blogs are not censored by anyone except maybe the site you post on, but you are able to create a completely independent blog as well. Therefore censorship is not an issue. Blogs are capable of saying the things that news stations and newspaper are either afraid to say or are simply not interested in saying. The article gives one example of this involving a US Senator. The Senator made a relatively hateful remark at a party, and the news mainstream ignored it completely. Blogs took on the issue instead and eventually the topic did reach mainstream news about four days later. As a result the Senator was forced out of his chair. Blogs are able to keep on writing about something until someone pays attention, unlike news stations who have to move onto the next big story the next day. The article goes on to say that blogs are biased unlike other media streams who are neutral. Because of this bias, the blogs are a lot more fun to read. The blogs are opinions shared by its readers.
The article suggests that blogs could replace mainstream media all together eventually, because they have a growing number of readers. With numbers grow well beyond the 100,000 thousand mark, it is hard to imagine how this could not happen. However, there is a downside. With people constantly reading biased material that is not concerned with the other side of the argument, their views and opinions can never be changed.
The article ends with a suggestion that blogs could even help a candidate into the White House. You think it would be possible after nom de blog Atrios earned a total of $25,000 for Senator John Kerry's campaign.
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