Readers Turn To Blogs For Cartoon Riot Latest, "Prayers For The Assassin"
MEDIA BYPASS
Blogs Provide What MSM Won't, Timely New Novel
When old-guard media outlets, especially in America, worry more about offending religious zealots than honestly portraying an
increasingly dangerous global outbreak of extreme violence, readers vote with their feet.
When US cable and broadcast networks refuse to show the Danish cartoons that have sparked widespread arson attacks on embassies and street rioting, viewers look elsewhere to find them.
And when European newspaper editors are sacked merely for publishing these drawings, presenting an image of Western fear in the face of rampant Islamofascism, citizens look to those who are not afraid.
By converging in one place, the blogosphere, they're finding courage, strength and the whole story.
Another nail in the coffin of the old guard's once-mighty dominance, it's the ultimate mainstream media bypass. See the cartoons here, if you haven't already.
Case in point: Michelle Malkin, who was all over this story from the beginning and hasn't let go since, covering it from every angle possible.
So that readers can attempt to understand the conflict, she's made a point of repeatedly publishing the cartoons.
Take a look at this snapshot of her website's traffic over the past 30 days.
As the cartoon story became white-hot, note the incredible surge in traffic over the past week. While a typical Friday for Malkin might find 100,000 to perhaps 125,000 unique daily visitors, yesterday saw 300,000.
Even more astounding, weekend traffic (normally slower on the Internet) is rocketing at an even higher rate, with Saturday readership in the 230,000 range, versus roughly 60,000 typically.
Finding similar surges in interest are other major sites with extensive coverage. Why shouldn't readers and viewers know exactly what has sparked such senseless
violence?
And while the mainstream media continue to downplay the situation's severity, blogs from around the world are there to chronicle this still-unfolding story with accuracy and honesty.
Could Islamists ever control substantial portions of America? While it may seem far-fetched now, what about after 35 years of a soft, blue-state approach to terrorism?
Where civil war has resulted in an America divided in half between an Islamic republic (capital: Seattle, of course!) and a southern-based Christian nation, that's a key element of Prayers For The Assassin, a well-timed new novel by Washington state-based writer Robert Ferrigno.
Ferrigno, a well-established author of nine previous works of fiction, paints for this thriller an elaborate, almost Blade Runner-like portrait of a broken country that sometimes resembles life as we know it today.
That is, of course, until prayer time.
Already, the book is generating heated criticism from some on the left. Having seen an advance reviewer's copy, the Radio Equalizer highly recommends Prayers For The Assassin and is featuring it in the top-right Amazon link box above.
Click it to find reviews, information and some of Ferrigno's lefty detractors.
Your Amazon orders that begin with clicks here, regardless of what you ultimately order, help to support this site's efforts. Thanks again!
Love by David A Lunde
Blogs Provide What MSM Won't, Timely New Novel
When old-guard media outlets, especially in America, worry more about offending religious zealots than honestly portraying an
increasingly dangerous global outbreak of extreme violence, readers vote with their feet.When US cable and broadcast networks refuse to show the Danish cartoons that have sparked widespread arson attacks on embassies and street rioting, viewers look elsewhere to find them.
And when European newspaper editors are sacked merely for publishing these drawings, presenting an image of Western fear in the face of rampant Islamofascism, citizens look to those who are not afraid.
By converging in one place, the blogosphere, they're finding courage, strength and the whole story.
Another nail in the coffin of the old guard's once-mighty dominance, it's the ultimate mainstream media bypass. See the cartoons here, if you haven't already.
Case in point: Michelle Malkin, who was all over this story from the beginning and hasn't let go since, covering it from every angle possible.So that readers can attempt to understand the conflict, she's made a point of repeatedly publishing the cartoons.
Take a look at this snapshot of her website's traffic over the past 30 days.
As the cartoon story became white-hot, note the incredible surge in traffic over the past week. While a typical Friday for Malkin might find 100,000 to perhaps 125,000 unique daily visitors, yesterday saw 300,000.
Even more astounding, weekend traffic (normally slower on the Internet) is rocketing at an even higher rate, with Saturday readership in the 230,000 range, versus roughly 60,000 typically.
Finding similar surges in interest are other major sites with extensive coverage. Why shouldn't readers and viewers know exactly what has sparked such senseless
violence?And while the mainstream media continue to downplay the situation's severity, blogs from around the world are there to chronicle this still-unfolding story with accuracy and honesty.
Could Islamists ever control substantial portions of America? While it may seem far-fetched now, what about after 35 years of a soft, blue-state approach to terrorism?
Where civil war has resulted in an America divided in half between an Islamic republic (capital: Seattle, of course!) and a southern-based Christian nation, that's a key element of Prayers For The Assassin, a well-timed new novel by Washington state-based writer Robert Ferrigno.
Ferrigno, a well-established author of nine previous works of fiction, paints for this thriller an elaborate, almost Blade Runner-like portrait of a broken country that sometimes resembles life as we know it today.
That is, of course, until prayer time.
Already, the book is generating heated criticism from some on the left. Having seen an advance reviewer's copy, the Radio Equalizer highly recommends Prayers For The Assassin and is featuring it in the top-right Amazon link box above.Click it to find reviews, information and some of Ferrigno's lefty detractors.
Your Amazon orders that begin with clicks here, regardless of what you ultimately order, help to support this site's efforts. Thanks again!
Love by David A Lunde
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1 Comments:
Pardon my grammar but ain't that the truth! If Islam is a religion of peace, then I think Elvis is alive!
This group has only one goal--CONVERSION OF THE WORLD! Anything else is grounds for violence. This country may be next!
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The Real Bob Anthony, at 05 February, 2006 19:22
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