Tag: Politics
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Liveblog of Berkman talk “From the Crowd to the Cloud: Social Media and the Obama Administration.”
Elizabeth Losh of UC Irvine is giving a Berkman lunchtime talk called “From the Crowd to the Cloud: Social Media and the Obama Administration.” She looks at “institutions as digital content creators.” via Joho the Blog » [berkman] Elizabeth Losh on Obama’s use of social media. This is Dave Winer’s blog and he adds a…
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ProPublica | Eye on the Bailout
ProPublica | Eye on the Bailout. From pro to am, journalist to citizen journalist, here is a resource from the nonprofit ProPublica that puts transparency into the bailout process. From a widget that lets you see if your bank is getting money, to a timeline showing how got where we are now, to a searchable…
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Citizen Blogging Boosts Zimon into Local Politics
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Story from womensenews.org By WeNews correspondent, Jackie Bischof Jill Miller Zimon’s citizen journalism — which includes monitoring Rush Limbaugh’s recent outreach to female detractors–has spurred her to run for a city council seat in Pepper Pike, Ohio. “Any resident can help make our city better,” she says. via Citizen…
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Live blog from WeMedia: Donna Shalala & Lennox Yearwood
Conversation with Donna Shalala, president of the University of Miami and former Secretary of Health and Human Services; and Lennox Yearwood, president of the Hip Hop Caucus. Interviewed by Sam Grogg, Dean of the School of Communications. Setting up for WeMedia
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Whitehouse.gov is a sign of tech change
Image by biverson via Flickr So President Obama is right – Change is coming to America. For those of us building a bridge to the emerging digital democracy – Change has been part of our daily lives for some time. It’s great to see an administration that welcomes the future, sees its promise, and promises…
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Why can’t black politicians pass the torch to others? :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Mary Mitchell
Mary Mitchell says it well, but we need to remember how Roland Burris lied or was incompetent when he was Illinois Comptroller (see below): The chaos that we’ve witnessed over Obama’s Senate seat has little to do with Burris. Oh, he’s a selfish man who couldn’t resist Blagojevich’s gift no matter how tainted. via Why…
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