Social media has taken a number of controversial issues last week, the abortion to gay rights to health reform. The online community has given the hot issues are not only more attention of the mainstream press, but the intensity is much more determined.
The argument most blogged was an anti-abortion television commercial that offers college football star Tim Tebow. In particular, bloggers linked to the backbone February 2, Sports, Washington Post, Sally Jenkins, who is openly pro-choice, but Tebow has expressed its support for and opposition to a number of groups of women who had been critical of the his political position.
1-5 February, fully 28% of new links on blogs are the article by Jenkins, according to the index of new media project developed by the Pew Research Center for Excellence in Journalism. Almost all the bloggers who linked to the history supported this view.
On this subject has not attracted much interest in the mainstream press last week. While some sports journalists and policy experts discussed the topic, was not among the top ten topics covered by the mainstream press, as the index of PEJ News Coverage.
On Twitter, the emphasis was different from the controversial issue of gay rights. With 13% of news, links, more focus has been the opposition of Pope Benedict XVI in Great Britain has proposed “Equality Act” which would grant equal rights to homosexuals. The pope, saying that the law would impose “unfair restrictions on freedom of religious communities”, he asked the bishops to fight against the bill “missionary zeal”.
Gay rights has also led to comments in the blogosphere last week, the theme of the third place in 13% of connections. Blogger has discussed the position of the Pope, with the apparent change, Senator John McCain in the military “do not ask, do not tell”. In 2006, John McCain said he would consider repealing policy that would allow homosexuals to serve openly in the military. But last week, McCain expressed his opposition to repeal, despite calls from some military leaders to end the embargo.
In essence, online commentators criticized both McCain and the Pope for perceived intolerance.
The remaining stories that have attracted the attention of the blogosphere has also covered controversial topics.
The second issue is the reform of health care, with 25% of these links. In particular, bloggers focused on a report by the BBC by Dr David Runciman political scientist who argued that the Republicans have successfully convinced many Americans are opposed to reform health care, despite the changes are actually interest.
Then, the following discussion on gay rights, came one study suggested that abstinence from sex education classes may not be effective (from 4 to 7%). Fifth, in 6%, was a column by former CIA director Michael Hayden, who has criticized a number of measures taken by President Obama against terrorism.
Most of these topics were discussed by the mainstream press and, although not to the same extent as in the blogosphere. Homosexuals in the army was the fifth point of the NCI EYP with 4% of the newshole in the week, the debate on health care was the sixth in 4% and terrorism was the eighth in 3%. Sex education is not in the top ten.
The biggest problem of the traditional press, the U.S. economy, commanded little attention in blogs or Twitter. Toyota recalls cars and second place in the mainstream press, was absent, both increasing and blog topics on Twitter, just made the list at number five.
However, the sections on Twitter, after gay rights were very focused on technology.
Second, with 10% of news, related links, has been continuing interest in new Apple iPad. Discussion this week included an article about comedian Stephen Colbert product introduction in the 2010 Grammy Awards.
The third theme, 9%, Twitter had been herself. Several stories have attracted the attention of another that Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz, who used the social networking site to announce that it has left the company. Fourth, in 8%, other stories about the Symbian operating system that powers more than 330 million devices around the world. It was followed by the withdrawal of many of his Toyota because of brake problems allegedly caused by a software error of 8%.
Pro-Life Super Bowl Commercial
Sports columnist Sally Jenkins entered into a disputed territory, when he left for Tim Tebow and a television commercial that would run during the Super Bowl. Focus on the Family, a group known anti-abortion care to run the ad, and Jenkins, while acknowledging that he disagreed with his position on the issue, his anxiety was with those who criticize the ad.
On-line, Jenkins has found much support, especially among anti-abortion blogger, usually enemies.
“Today [Jenkins) throws touchdown, and commented on news that hasemerged around the year Tim Tebow Super Bowl, has applauded the pastor.” Your dead: the complaint very strong (NOW, NARAL, and the Religious Coalition for hate Reproductive Choice) is convincing evidence that not only tolerates dissent from pro-choice Orthodox, but in reality deeply pro – abortion. *
Sally Jenkins, and probably millions of other women in the country are beginning to face the fact uncomfortable with his lawyers, were found among the most hated in the world, people not only spoke out the extermination of half the human race, but in practice have promoted the cult of selfishness and death, “said Welman the tip of the spear.
Gay rights
The vast majority of bloggers who have discussed the position of the Pope against the law on equality of England were severe in their criticism.
“So the Pope Benedict XVI in his luxurious palace in Rome, has urged its bishops in the United Kingdom to do everything possible to get a clause in the proposed exemption legislation on equality and the right to maintain its current ban on Gay Positions administrative offices in the Roman Catholic Church, “summarizes Freethinkeruk’s Weblog. “So one side is all equal in the eyes of the Church and of God, if not how gay.”
“If people do not want the adoption of laws of equality in conflict with their beliefs, beliefs feel less harmful and sectarian,” he added electrichalibut.
John McCain face similar rejection for his stand against the repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the armed forces, saying it was time to change politics in the midst of two wars.
“McCain’s opposition to DADT seems to be the way to oppose anything proposed by Obama administration,” said Stubborn Liberal. “Once again we see McCain and the Republicans refuse to like another group of Americans. How pathetic!”
“Remember, John McCain has voted to send American soldiers … were organized in haste wars without an exit strategy,” wrote jclifford at irregular intervals. “But now McCain is saying that it is okay to send American soldiers to kill and be killed is too much to offer troops for the same protection against discrimination.”
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