Posts Tagged ‘opinions’
Join their ranks! (Click through to The Guardian.)
America’s Got Talent, can Dance With the Stars, elects Idols, and now is in need of its Next Great Pundit.
(Question: What’s a pundit? Answer: Basically, an expert who talks politics ‘n’ stuff out there in the media — print, Web-based, or otherwise. Also, those guys you see on Meet the Press or The McLaughlin Group.)
The Washington Post is offering YOU the chance to become the newest member of their Opinions section with their “America’s Next Great Pundit” contest, open as of noon yesterday. The deadline to enter is October 1! The winner would sign a three-month contract with the Post. That’s cool.
So, if you’re into opining, politics, and NATIONAL FAME AND GLORY, then you should totally enter. Luckily, Gawker has provided you a list of how to win the contest. Our favorite tip:
Research is for reporters, not pundits. State up front that you have no idea what the subject of your column actually is.
Now, head on over there to get the rest of their great advice!
Since a record-breaking streak in the pool at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, We at USDemocrazy and the rest of America have been high on Phelps, and Phelps has been high on… well…
Except for those of you who have been living sans media interaction, everyone has heard about — and probably seen — the picture of Mr Golden boy Phelps using a bong at a house party at the University of South Carolina last November.
We at USDemocrazy are all for a fair forum of discussion since that’s what democracy is all about! So, we found who’s talking about the issue on all sides, from the New York Times to the Huffington Post, to Star, and even to PETA, and we’ve compiled the interesting ones for you:
