And the Winner Is...

After listening to each business pitch in our meetings over the past two weeks, I have come to the conclusion that Sabrina's website, GetInformed-US.com, will be the most viable business. 

I think her pitch was one of the clearest, and she clearly outlined how she planned to create her website, what would be on it and how she would allocate her budget.

Additionally, I really do feel this website would fill the need she discussed; it is almost like having an encyclopedia on hand, but in the most basic, and easy to understand terms. As a journalist, I find we often need to know everything about anything, and a resource like this would make it easier to stay educated, informed and up to date, as certain issues (like Syria, for example) change daily. I think Sabrina’s website would serve as a great resource to all ages, and people of all educational backgrounds!

I would also like to give an honorable mention to Allie’s You Me and Brie website. As a cheese lover myself, I was totally immersed in what she proposed, especially the cheese of the month club. Her design was simplistic, but clean, and can appeal to just about anyone!

Review on Net/Indies' impact on 2008 election: Jeff Cohen, "Big Election Winner: Indy Media" (CommonDreams.org, 11/5/08)

I definitely have to agree that without the contributions from independent media in the 2008 (and 2012) election, the results may have been drastically different. I do have to say, I was less politically in tune in 2008. Social media has fully blossomed by then, but I'm pretty sure I was still on MySpace.

Though I still followed the election, I was not the news junkie I am today. I never knew about all of these contributing factors in the 2008 election, like the one you mention. However, now that things have obviously changed and I have been exposed to independent media, I'm grateful it's out there. Before, I merely thought Obama won the election because of his fresh perspective, diversity and social media presence. And I really didn't even know Drudge Report was a thing until a few years ago.

Independent media's presence has become a game changer in political races, elections and news in general. Without the Mitt Romney 47% video from Mother Jones, would Obama have won re-election in 2012? But the title for this article remains true- independent media is the real winner.