The White House Blog posts certain articles for a certain purpose. First, it posts things to advocate the views and actions of people affiliated with the White House. From the president to someone not involved in politics at all like his wife, each article is aimed at raising the approval ratings of Obama and his administration. As previously noted, Michelle Obama tours the country to encourage younger generations to eat healthier and exercise. Between Michelle Obama helping children and President Obama visiting science fairs, how does this not look good to the American public with an election coming up?
On another note, the audience may not be what I previously thought. I still believe that this blog is aimed for concerned citizens and democrats, but, others have noted that it might also serve as a primary source for news sources. For example, the New York Times can get an accurate assessment of what the President's views on a recent topic are by reading the blog. This resource would potentially be an important one for political writers.
In this blog, I focused on my previous blog identifying the audience and purpose of the blog. I tried to use Harris's forwarding technique when I continued the idea that they are trying to gain approval ratings through this blog. I added another example to expand from my first blog by mentioning the President visiting a science fair - something that would aim at giving him a positive view to the American public.
Next, I tried to counter my blog since I have read more posts and have a better idea about who the audience is. In countering, Harris suggested saying "yes, but" to start so that you don't offend the other person (in this case so I don't offend myself). So, I did agree with what I put as the audience the first time, but I also added that news sources could use this as a source as well.
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