The blog I have been following, as you may know, is The Huffington Post and it is set up in a very similar way to The New York Times but written in a very different way. As you know The Huffington Post is a blog so this would make it obvious that the writing would be different and have a more satirical or bias vibe. That is what makes the press sphere, because the press can now come from anyone and anywhere with an bias opinion they have. This puts many different spins on the news that comes out and makes for different stories for where ever you are reading the article. Each person hold their own opinion and with the Internet not having an editor when ever somebody posts something it may lead to flaws and false information. That is why the major press companies are so important because they check their sources and try to make sure they telling the reader the truth. This means now when I find news on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, or other sources I go Google and check it with a reliable news source such as The New York Times. This creates the press sphere that Jarvis talks about because all the sources begin to become intertwined. And the final step that also goes in is that after I have read the story I am able to go back and post my thoughts about the event and put my spin on what evidence I have collected and allow it for the world to see. We have the possibility now to create huge conversations and get the thoughts from so many more people, which can either help our understanding or create huge fights between people on Facebook. We all now connect in a huge way of checks and balances on each other.
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