YEAR OF THE BLOG Blogs, Politics, and the 2004 Election

“What the [bleep] is a blog?” a lot of people might ask. Well, whatever it may be, it’s changing communication worldwide. “Blog,” short for “Web log,” is many things--diary, journal, and a tool to break news, spread dissent, sway opinions. It is this last form that McNamara tackles with great aplomb. For in the 2004 election year, political tides were made and turned thanks in part to blogs, as major political parties and public figures joined the blogging trend. Enjoy this audiobook for its prescience, lively reading (the ever enjoyable Grover Gardner is at the helm), and topical wit. D.J.B. © AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/SEP 05]