By Brigitte L. Nacos
If you are tired of surfing the blogosphere and look for
more than your favorite blogs, there is a wonderful option: The non-partisan blog
newspaper The
Issue . This site resembles a quality print newspaper in a welcome
departure from the noisy tabloid look that seems on the rise in the vastly
expanding blogosphere. While the sophisticated lay-out is a bonus, it is the content
and its presentation that stand out here. Most importantly, the editors present in literally each
issue a marketplace of ideas consisting of pertinent posts chosen from a
multitude of blogs—most of them not among the most popular sites.
The selected posts address a wide array of important questions and issues of our time and are organized along the line of broadsheets. Under “Featured Stories,” each issue of the blog newspaper presents contributions addressing current and/or generally important events, developments, problems, and the like. Today, for example, there are four featured stories, among them, “How much fiscal stimulus? Dollar amounts versus Efficacy.” The showcase section is the “Issue of the Day” with important topics discussed in posts from various blogs. “The Future of NATO,” “The Science of Aging,” “The Media’s Political Influence,” and “The Future of the GOP” were among recent topics with typically three different contributions and a short introduction by the editors.
Finally, the “Best of the Blogosphere” selections are presented in six sections: U.S., World, Business, Science & Health, Art & Culture, and Musings. There are cartoons, a book review section, and several other interesting features.
I need to disclose here that the The Issue has featured several of my reflectivepundit posts in the “Issue of the Day” and “Best of the Blogosphere” sections, but this is certainly not the reason why I visit this exceptional site regularly and why I recommend it.
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