punditry

Punditry is the practice of offering one's opinion on a particular subject of which one has considerable knowledge. A pundit can be an expert on politics, social issues, sports, or any other issue. Pundits analyze facts and publish their opinions in order to facilitate discussion of important issues.

On the blogosphere, punditry is widespread; pundits are common sources of news for many web surfers. This can be both good and bad: while many pundits are eminently qualified in their fields, others are lacking credentials or other proof of their special knowledge of their chosen subject. In the realm of politics, the leading pundits are evenly divided between Republican and Democratic viewpoints. This can be troublesome in American politics, where the line between conservative and liberal is so deeply drawn as to resemble an unbridgeable gap.

While political analysis is always subjective, some complain that strongly conservative and strongly liberal pundits tend to go too far, contributing to the development of increasingly divisive cultural and intellectual spheres. Nonetheless, punditry-based websites are hugely popular, indicating that highly opinionated analysis is simply more interesting to read than neutral reporting.

Still, "pundit" threatens to become a derogatory term in our culture, where once it held no judgmental value. Certainly, many of today's pundits would appreciate the irony of that semantic shift.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “punditry”

• Government and design

  
  aspire to enquire — Authority: 111
  Image from ffffound   I was pointed in the direction of an article in The Times the other day; " Government paid £6,000 a digit for NHS 60th Anniversary Logo ". It didnt really get to me too much at first but after giving it some thought Im a bit upset it was allowed to be printed in The Times. Ive had a go at ...
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• Editor Says Dog is Good Enough to Eat

  
  mediabistro.com: FishBowlDC — Authority: 571
  Excuse me, but when did we relocate to China? Salons Editor Joan Walsh told the Twitter community early this morning that her puppys litter-mate, Quincy , is "cute enough to eat." Since when did we get all gooey to the point of wanting to eat our dogs? Walsh could have come up with another way to tell us ...
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• Twitter’s Road to Profit

  
  TomsTechBlog.com — Authority: 112
  The saying goes “you should never argue with a drunk or a fool” It’s good advice.  I should be following it.  But this post was so ignorant and it was written in such an insulting manner that I just couldn’t help myself.  With that said, here’s the premise… Oh. Thank. God. Twitter’s deals ...
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• Florida, it’s not all about you.

  
  Get The Picture — Authority: 561
  Turn on your computer and randomly cruise the corner of the internet devoted to college sports and you’ll find almost any take on Meyer’s sudden departure from the head coaching ranks you can imagine.  My two favorites so far: At Team Speed Kills , cocknfire, as sanely rational a Gamecock fan as you’ll find ...
  4 days ago

• It’s so easy, Xbox edition.

  
  Get The Picture — Authority: 561
  I get that, like so many people, SI.com’s Andy Staples, really, really wants a football playoff.  I just wish he wouldn’t write such appalling dreck about his heart’s desire.  I didn’t think he could come up with anything more awful than his tortured comparison of the bowls to Pontiac , but I was wrong. ...
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• Prepare for Another Manchester City Spend-gasm

  
  http://unprofessionalfoul.com/ — Authority: 556
  Mancini smiles after just seeing a bank statement from MCFC Since Mancini’s unveiling as the new, cooler Citeh boss, the English press have been running wild with speculation over which players will be hunted down like dogs and signed to astronomical contracts. It’s common knowledge that the one thing new ...
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• Kernel OTruth

  
  Nom de plume: Rivrdog — Authority: 430
  Our entire political system is based on a system of payoffs. When the Republicans have the control, the payoffs are under the table, and go to men of wealth to buy their allegiance. When the Democrats have control, the payoffs are out in the open, go towards increasing the size and power of government, and buying the ...
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• Typical Amy Sullivan article

  
  The Curt Jester — Authority: 531
  Amy Sullivan of Time Magazine in her typically ignorant religion reporting concentrates on American going to a Christmas service on the vigil vice Christmas Day. Though she didnt even manage to use the world vigil. When did Christmas Eve displace Christmas Day as the time for Christians to observe one of the two ...
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• Not Everything Needs To Be Standard

  
  TomsTechBlog.com — Authority: 112
  Fred Wilson has a post today on the standardization of APIs.  He says… First WordPress allowed posting and reading wordpress blogs via the Twitter API. Then yesterday our portfolio company Tumblr did the same. John Borthwick has been advising companies for a while now to build APIs ...
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• Kiffin watch: Six ‘a one, half dozen ‘a the other

  
  Get The Picture — Authority: 561
  I don’t know if Chip Towers is trying to impress us with his ability to count, is simply doing the usual AJ-C blog fishing expedition or honestly believes this is all the same deal: Maybe Lane Kiffin isn’t such a renegade after all. Or perhaps Mark Richt is. They have, after all, committed the same ...
  2 weeks ago

• Thursday morning buffet

  
  Get The Picture — Authority: 561
  Simple, hot and tasty, so grab a plate. The Quad asks the musical question, “Whatever Happened to the Fumblerooski?” . Jeff Schultz says that the Zooker had an impressive week .  If he means impressive in the sense that Illinois was able to attract two coordinators to a program with a head coach on life ...
  2 weeks ago

• Signs say

  
  The Curt Jester — Authority: 531
  WELLINGTON - A church billboard showing an apparently naked Virgin Mary and Joseph in bed together has sparked the ire of conservative Christians in New Zealand. On the poster, a sad-looking Joseph lies next to Mary, whose face was turned heavenwards under the words: "Poor Joseph. God was a hard act to follow." The ...
  2 weeks ago

• Wednesday morning buffet

  
  Get The Picture — Authority: 561
  Niblets for everyone! We’re starting to see the juniors-considering-early-entry-to-the-NFL-draft stories, some typical , some perhaps more interesting .  I wonder how much of an impact the unsettled NFL labor situation will have on this.  It’s something to keep an eye on. It sounds like there’s been some ...
  2 weeks ago

• The Enticing Tweet of Bogus Data

  
  TomsTechBlog.com — Authority: 112
  Wired has an article on how scientists are trying to use Twitter to measure the gravity of earthquakes .  To support their thesis they published this graph… They then state this conclusion a little lower in the article (bold added by me)… It turns out that the “Earthquake! Earthquake!” SOS ...
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• Fox News trumpets McCain (again)

  
  Nom de plume: Rivrdog — Authority: 430
  Puff piece on John McCain this morning on Fox News. They said that he is the Obamacare Bill slayer, and if he slays it, they suggest he should get another look as Mr. Big of the GOP. Sorry about that, but I disagree. First of all, whether the bill passes or not is all about numbers, not John McCain. If...
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• Professor Carter

  
  The Curt Jester — Authority: 531
  Whenever you want to revise the historical events of early Church history you pretty much have to go with some theory of how in the third or forth century evil men supplanted the true Gospel and replaced it with something else. Mormons call it the great apostasy. Dan Brownians place it with the Emperor Constantine. ...
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• Not a way to celebrate a feast

  
  The Curt Jester — Authority: 531
  So how does the National Catholic Reporter celebrate the feast of St. Juan Diego? Why of course by linking to articles denying that he ever existed . Yes a nice way to start a day. Commit heresy. The First Vatican Council defined the limited circumstances when a Pope is exercises his charism of infallibility. ...
  3 weeks ago

• We all want to save the world...

  
  The Impolitic — Authority: 483
  Sorry but posting is likely to be a bit muddled today. I think Im coming down with a head cold. I tired to post last night, but couldnt get past just reading the headlines on Memeorandum. Some 50+ stories and over 90% appeared to be either smug punditry, meaningless reports on process and personalities or pure gossip. ...
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• 25 Things To Do While Waiting for the Copyright Office

  
  PlagiarismToday — Authority: 428
  photo credit: somegeekintn The U.S. Copyright Office recently raised its estimated time of arrival for a registration certificate to nine months . Nine months. This is up from three months and four months as recent estimates. I have a longstanding history of criticizing the Copyright Office , especially its ...
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• The Open Government Directive. Not Only Is It Not A Big Deal It’ll Be Next To Useless

  
  TomsTechBlog.com — Authority: 112
  So the Obama Administration has released a directive asking Government Agencies to create a plan to be more transparent in the next 120 days and to designate a single point person for this effort within 45 days. I don’t like being the cynic on this stuff.  I honestly don’t.  But this isn’t going to work and ...
  3 weeks ago

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