Context:
You are researching the Richard Clarke story for an article that you have to
write. In addition, you will have to give a presentation on your findings. Your
angle is to try to get a sense of what alternative media sources are saying
about the story. You have come to Paparazzi to help you do this investigation.
Task 1
Search the Paparazzi web site for “Clarke.” Look through the results
and determine which blog post or news article has received the most response
from bloggers. How many posts responded? How does this number compare to some
of the other results?
Open up this post or article. When you’re done, go back to the search
results and find the titles of the blog posts that responded to this post or
article. How many blogs responded in turn to these posts?
Task 2
You want to gain a better understanding of who is blogging on the issues related
to politics. How many posts are there on this topic per day? Name the three
bloggers who blog the most about politics. What is the title of the most recent
post on this topic? Which post links to the most articles or other blogs? Which
post has the most responses?
Task 3
The Joe Hill Dispatch is a blog that has spent a lot of time covering the unfolding
story of Richard Clarke. You want to learn a bit more about this blog. Open
up the Joe Hill Dispatch. Using Paparazzi, you can find more information about
this blog. What is the ranking of the Joe Hill Dispatch? Who are its authors?
How many blogs have responded to this blog’s most recent posts?
Evaluation form (.doc)
- this was used by one of the testers during the test to record answers