Introduction

Hello,

Welcome to my blog! This is my first post, so I thought I would start off with describing my page a little! My blog is titled Live Wire Politics and there is actually a couple different meanings behind this name....

My first initial reason why I named the blog Live Wire was because it makes me think of a source who is going to deliver fast and current news, kind of like the speed of an electric current in a wire. 

The second meaning behind my blog title can be found in the Merriam-Webster online dictionary. The definition of live-wire is: "an alert, active, or aggressive person." I think that this definition describes the qualities that a successful political blogger/journalist is very likely to possess in both personal and work-related instances.

Finally, this class is about the connection between mass media and politics and these topics would not be related to one another or possibly even exist if it weren't for technology. So, I thought I would showcase this important connection by centering my blog theme around technology. 

Since my blog has a technology based themes I am going try and focus on politics and their relation to mass media and technology, but if other topics catch my eye I may also post about these as well! 
 
*Question to Ponder: what do you think politics would be like today if technology was never invented and there was no such thing as the mass media?*