So I read through my booklet, got up early, and went to wait in line to get my sticker that says “I Voted.” I felt very knowledgeable and very American.
I then spent the day racing around at work and had to wait to come home to find out my election results. And where did I turn? To the majority of stations that were showing election coverage? No.
After a quick call to a fellow politico I logged on and played with the online interactive map as the states turned blue. Then I turned on an episode of Privileged (which I still find pretty cute), on the only station showing original programming. You know, while still clicking around online. Has the Internet replaced television for the most up to date information? For some things I suppose it has.
I think the convenience of the web may lack the excitement of the broadcast. It also may lack the bloat of useless information by not needing to fill every moment, or at least its easier for me to filter it out. I did try to catch Colbert and Stewart on Comedy Central but I forgot to adjust for the east/west difference. Now I can go back to catching the NewsHour for my news, a dose a day is all I can really handle.
