Election '08 Indy Media Blogs
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[edit] Public Campaign Action Fund
[edit] The Group:
Public Campaign Action Fund is a nonprofit and nonpartisan political group seeking to pass public financing of elections, with the goal of to make elections more fair and balanced. Public Campaign Action Fund is a pretty big organization especially with the media attention they have received and they currently have over 70,000 online members. They are funded by donations and have a strong reputation in the activist community.
[edit] The Website:
The site is very professional and easy to navigate. The main page includes a news feed and links to the organization's blog, donation page, mission statement, and bills they are trying to pass. The group wants the website to e a resource for helping their cause and spreading their message
[edit] Online Activism:
Public Action Campaign Fund uses their site to reach out to it's members by making it interactive and allowing viewers to see their blog and current bills they are working on. They reach out to non-members by providing a wealth of resources and info on their cause. The website is basically asking it's readers to read the info they provide and formulate an opinion on the matter and if they chose to get involved, they provide the necessary elements.
[edit] Critique:
Overall, the website is pretty effective. The content is fair and balanced and well written. The text is readable and the site is easy to navigate. The tone is scholarly and the group takes their goals very seriously.
[edit] Conclusion:
I think that Public Action Campaign Fund is definitely meaningful activism because not only are they trying to unite the online community, but they are also out there in washington D.C. actually making a difference and trying to use the system to their advantage
[edit] Annenberg Political Fact Check
[edit] The Group:
Fact Check seeks to provide the truth in the midst of the current day and age of propaganda. Furthermore, they seek for holding politicians accountable for their actions and statements. Fact Check provides a detailed write-up on all major claims and advertisements made. They are a formal group and receive funding from the University of Pennsylvania as they are a part of the larger group, the Annenberg Foundation. They have a very strong image in their field as they are associated with the very well known Annenberg name.
[edit] The Website:
Their website has a simple yet effective design focusing primarily on the articles their writers are producing. It is primarily composed of a feed to their articles, but the site also features their mission statement, info on their staff, and contact information. The site is very easy to navigate and the group wants the site to be a hub for their information.
[edit] Online Activism:
The site reaches out to members by having easy accessibility to all of their articles written as they are primarily a media group. They reach out to nonmembers the same way. One problem with their site is that it's not very interactive and they do not offer an area for people to comment on their articles. The site is primarily asking the reader to question what they are told and to get both sides of the story and formulate their own opinion
[edit] Critique:
The website succeeds because the content is well documented and well written, furthermore the set up of the site is very simple, yet easy to navigate and filled to the brim with information. The tone is scholarly, yet accessible and the text is very readable. All of the aspects effectively help to convey the group's message.
[edit] Conclusion:
Annenberg Fact Check definitely constitutes as effective online activism. The main goal of Fact Check is to inform people on the truth and to take away the media spin, and they do an effective job at that
