HW 9: Applying Graff to Huffington

I chose to respond to Huffington’s interview, “Punching Holes In Faded Mirrors.” (Kline & Burstein 343-348) During this interview Huffington mention’s that “media is suffering from attention deficit disorder.” (Kline& Burstein 345)I have to disagree with her on this quote. The media always spends plenty of time on top stories. For weeks, the story just runs, whether it’s on television, newspapers, or magazines. Huffington also mentions that, “the great thing about the blogosphere is that it can be self-correcting. If there’s fact that a blogger puts out that’s wrong, the chances of it being corrected quickly are very great.” I agree with Huffington on this statement, because blogs can be edited and quickly changed, whereas a newspaper article can’t be edited because it’s already printed and on paper. On blogs, you can go back and edit or completely change your opinion on something that you have written about. By blogging, you can reach everyone, stories keep going on and on for months, and you can change your opinion with a click of a button.