---
title: "Democratic National Convention 2004"
description: "As the Democratic National Convention began, the presence of several dozen accredited bloggers reaped the lion’s share of attention from reporters on the Internet beat. But a two-minute cartoon parody of the presidential race has reaped the lion..."
date: "2004-07-27"
authors:
  - name: "Michael Cornfield"
    job_title: "Guest Contributor"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2004/07/27/democratic-national-convention-2004/"
tags:
  - "politics"
---

# Democratic National Convention 2004

[[www.cyberjournalist.net/news/001461.php](http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/001461.php)]

[[https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Reports/2004/Content-Creation-Online.aspx](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/Reports/2004/Content-Creation-Online.aspx)]

[[http://www.jibjab.com](http://www.jibjab.com/)]

The lesson: for all that the Internet has done to abet those who only want to preach to the converted, or be a part of a partisan choir, the new medium also rewards those who sling pebbles at both houses and offer reassurance to people who want to believe that, in the end, this is still one country. I may be a Democratic liberal who reads [http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com](http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/), while you’re a Republican who reads [http://www.instapundit.com](http://www.instapundit.com/). “This Land” was made for you and me.