Assignment 2

The first site I checked out was slate.com.  This website is owned by The Washington Post Company.  It's an online news magazine that provides information on politics, news, and culture.  The layout of the website was clean-cut and organized.  Although there were advertisements, they did not dominate the page.  Instead, your immediate focus is on a picture that pertains to their "lead" story.  

The next website I viewed was aircongress.com.  This website claims to be "The Voice of Capitol Hill," however it seems that it is from a Conservative point of view.  It was started by  K. Daniel Glover.  This website has not had much added to it since September.  As far as layout, it's very plain and there were too many links all over that kind of made it confusing and intimidating.

Moveon.org:  This website is more opinionated then others.  It claims to be a site where anyone can come and give there views, however, it seems to be a more 'liberal-thinking' website.  Moveon.org is the website of the MoveOn PAC.  The members discuss their views and opinions.  The website it updated basically on a daily basis.  Their layout is pretty well done and organized.  It's simple and, therefore, easy to get around.  

The last website I looked at was nationalword.com.  This is a blog of one man about his political views.  Not much information was given about this website, but at the bottom it did have a disclaimer that he was using his "first amendment rights," which probably means it's all opinion.  The last blog posted was in November.  The layout of the site looks like an amateur made it, it's extremely simple and boring.