September 30, 2005
The Political Power Of Blogs
Anyone with an understanding of blogs knows how much these grassroots communication tools can potentially influence social and political change over any political landscape.
It was bloggers who unearthed the shoddy journalistic practices leading to Rathergate during the 2004 election, and recently, blogs like the DrudgeReport and Gawker forced Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice to face the Hurricane Katrina tragedy, after it was discovered she enjoyed the Monty Python musical in New York City while New Orleans remained flooded.
Although written before these events, this academic paper – presented by Daniel W. Drezner of the University of Chicago and Henry Farrell of George Washington University to the American Political Science Association – details what role weblogs have played already in American politics and how they will continue to shape the landscape in the coming years.
This is a great resource for bloggers, journalists, educators and social change agents alike.
Reference: Henry Farrell and Daniel W. Drezner - U. of Chicago and G. Washington University [ Read more ]
September 4, 2004
Top News Stories Ignored By US Mainstream Media
Consolidation of the media in the hands of a few corporate interests has so far resulted in much fewer voices bein able to genuinely speak and report back about the key issues and problems we should be paying attention to. The main consequence of this is... read more
July 25, 2004
Political Confrontation? Left Or Right Does Not Matter, The Quigley Formula
Personal involvement and agenda definition is what really counts. "Many people want simple solutions for political problems. They are not interested in complexities. When confronted with the fact that both major parties (in the US) are committed to the same agenda, their reaction is: “OK, but... read more
September 1, 2004
How Much Does It Cost To Keep (What Should Be) Public Information Secret?
"The 9/11 Commission, leaders in Congress -- even the government's top secret-keeper -- all agree that Washington's penchant for keeping information under wraps has grown out of control. Now, a coalition of watchdog groups has documented just how much it's costing to keep all those records... read more
May 12, 2003
Interconnected Intelligence - How Powerful Can It Be?
Yesterday, Sunday, everything started to click at a faster rate than I ever expected. I know I am new to this, but are the millions out there way behind me as well. What am I talking about? Networked intelligence. It is there. It is working. It is doing wonders... read more
