Official White House Internet Site

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This paper explains that one of the strengths of www.whitehouse.gov is that all issues are current, recent speeches are posted and press releases are about current affairs. The author points out that one of the greatest weaknesses of www.whitehouse.gov is its lack of objectivity; the website is a bastion of partisan politics and is designed primarily to present the president's point of view and that of his upper-level cabinet. The paper relates that there is no information about the site's authorship, its web designers, or its editors; but legitimacy is inferred via the White House name and its implied prestige only.

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"The site includes links to biography pages for the President and Vice President, biographies of Mrs. Bush and Mrs. Cheney, histories of the White House, official speech transcripts, current and recent event news articles, and official statements of policy on issues ranging from the environment to foreign affairs. The White House website also includes a special educational section for kids as well as Spanish-language support. An official Presidential seal flanks each page in a top frame, denoting site authority and authenticity."

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