Politics 101
Carly Stern (COM’10) blogs on politics for Seventeen
Carly Stern is devoted to ending political ignorance, one teenager at a time.
Journalism major Stern (COM’10) writes for Electionista, Seventeen magazine’s new political blog. Stern was a summer intern at Seventeen, and her political writing career began when a fellow intern came up with the idea for the blog and asked her to write for it.
“I think it is really important for everyone to be able to understand what’s going on with this election,” says Stern, who will vote in a presidential election for the first time this year. “There aren’t very many outlets for young people to read.”
Because it is geared toward younger readers, those in the 12-to-18-year-old range, Electionista covers the fundamentals of politics. But that doesn’t make Stern’s job easy. “You need to have an incredibly thorough grasp on a topic in order to make it super easy to understand,” she says.
The blog posts range from topics like “What’s the Difference Between a Democrat and a Republican?” to “Ten Things You Didn’t Know About Michelle Obama.”
Stern enjoys writing about the hard-hitting political issues, but says “it is fun to do the lighter stuff, like celebrity stuff.” She is committed to providing an unbiased account of political issues and tries to leave her opinions out of her blog posts.
The responses to Electionista have been positive, Stern says. “We can tell by some of the comments the girls leave that they are very excited,” she says. “Everybody cares about this election. It is going to make such a big difference. A lot of girls are very passionate.”
Brendan Gauthier can be reached at btgauth@bu.edu.
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