As I mentioned in my previous posts last week, I was on vacation for the first 10 days of the year – and it was a blast. However, it did come on the heels of the holidays, in which I travelled and spent time with family and friends. These travels led to a break in …
So, a week later, I’m finally getting back to my promised continuing analysis of the Rally to Restore Sanity. Because I don’t want to belabor the experience too much, I think this will be my last post on the subject. Thus, I have to address the importance of the event – especially in terms of …
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With the Stewart/Colbert rallies just days away, news coverage of the event has spiked. But among this coverage of the event itself are the attempts of news organizations to delineate the “proper” boundaries in covering – and having their reporters attend – the rallies. The Washington Post and NPR, for example, have both banned their …
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With a week to go before the midterm elections, both parties are looking to motivate their supporters to turn out. For Democrats, this has meant reaching out especially for the young voters who made such a difference in their 2008 efforts. But young voters aren’t responding to their efforts, with low expected turnout rates. Conversely, …
Much ado has been made about the power of social networking and its import in activism, be it political or social. But as politicians, activists, and corporations flock to the new medium, not enough attention is being paid to the most important facet of strategic communication: how does this technology help us achieve our goal? …
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