Read and listen
April 22nd 2010 15:18
Original Creative Writing:
David Jobling
One way to draw thoughts and views of your own surrounding an election process obviously, is to be informed. Yet, being informed is easier said than done, because most delivery of information has been presented in a different way on a different platform and you can't be everywhere at once. It would be impossible to catch every single bit of information that was available to you - especially if you are starting out on a quest to become informed.
Where to start? It is most likely the greatest help to look at source material wherever possible. So that means deciding on who you want to keep up with, such as the Prime Minister, and then take a look around the web to discover where he may be sourced at the raw level.
With our PM we have this useful page 'Home | Prime Minister' providing transcripts of significant, or potentially significant remarks, interviews, doorstops etc.
MP's all have their own web page, and usually you can address questions to them via their pages. This can be a useful way to communicate your concerns to a politician or seek clarity on something they have said you may be finding difficult to understand..
Reading up on one position is usually only helpful if you have the other opinion/s that contextualise the overall scene. So if you are following the Prime Minister you need to listen to what the Leader of the Opposition is saying as well. One should be informed to some degree by the other.
The media helps us along with bytes of information on various topics; but is sometimes guilty of running with a story that is not of much real value. I would suggest wasting front pages of newspapers on the sexual maybe's and maybe not's of politicians should really be reserved for glossy weekly rag magazines, and not actual newspapers for example. But maybe that's just me.
You will hear a lot of talk about policy. People, or rather, political parties presenting their policies to be understood. These are indeed of value. They provide something clear that sets out ways a party will approach and handle issues as they arise.
Where to start? It is most likely the greatest help to look at source material wherever possible. So that means deciding on who you want to keep up with, such as the Prime Minister, and then take a look around the web to discover where he may be sourced at the raw level.
With our PM we have this useful page 'Home | Prime Minister' providing transcripts of significant, or potentially significant remarks, interviews, doorstops etc.
MP's all have their own web page, and usually you can address questions to them via their pages. This can be a useful way to communicate your concerns to a politician or seek clarity on something they have said you may be finding difficult to understand..
Reading up on one position is usually only helpful if you have the other opinion/s that contextualise the overall scene. So if you are following the Prime Minister you need to listen to what the Leader of the Opposition is saying as well. One should be informed to some degree by the other.
You will hear a lot of talk about policy. People, or rather, political parties presenting their policies to be understood. These are indeed of value. They provide something clear that sets out ways a party will approach and handle issues as they arise.
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