Introduction

Hello! My name is Connor Lakly and I am a senior at Kennesaw State University studying political science. In addition to getting a degree in political science I am also pursuing minors in international affairs and legal studies. 

The purpose of me starting this blog, besides the class credit, is to focus on alternative news sources and how they are changing the political news landscape. Trust is declining in legacy media outlets on both sides of the isle with smaller publications and individual journalists comprising an increasingly growing portion of the media landscape. I think it is important to focus on these publications and journalists in order to amplify their reach while at the same time holding them accountable in the same way public opinion is supposed to hold the legacy media accountable. These new media outlets are better able to handle this issue of accountability because they are more receptive to change and better able to actually effectuate change in their organizations. This ability to take criticism and make necessary changes is present in these new alternative organizations because they are not locked in a way of operating and in many cases they are not beholden to large corporate interests like the legacy outlets are. 

I look forward to curating and maintaining this blog over the course of the semester!