A Visit from Ari

I LOVED having Ari come and speak with us in last Thursday's class period. Okay, so I will admit I love Obama and have been a huge supporter of his from day one. So for me it was a real treat to talk to someone who was so close to him and following his day to day campaign trail so religiously. I think it is really cool that a small website/blog paid such a huge amount of money to have him on the plane day after day. What a cool job! How do I get that job?

I think there are so many great opportunities for journalists to get involved in political reporting in this day. With technology so advanced we are able to keep up with everything on a campaign trail literally minute by minute.

I really liked a lot of the points Ari made about the possibilities of Obama as president and the changes we will see coming along with his presidency. His email list, for example, and website are more techy than any previous president's attempts to reach supporters. I personally think that Obama's emails and website/blog make him so much more of a public servant than a public figure. I feel like I can write a letter or email to the president of my country and expect a response. I think that due to increased ability in technology we have so much more access to him, not only as a leader but also as a person. The President of the United States is, first and foremost, America's most dedicated public servant - so what makes this seem more true than his exposure online.