Are your local politicians using social media tools in their fall campaigns? Tell me about it

Hey there, I am working on a story about new media technologies and local politics. In the wake of the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign and exponential growth of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, are your local politicians using new media technologies to engage constituents?

Do you follow a mayoral candidate’s tweets?

Are you a friend of a political candidate on Facebook?

I want to know your experience and what political candidates are doing near you. Tell me about it in the comments section of this post.

 

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Living in a Post-Cable News World: On-Demand News and its Possible Impact

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Click on the image above for my most recent piece on PBS MediaShift. The article examines a recent study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project that conducted a survey on Internet use during the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. Additionally I interview Todd Mundt of Louisville Public Media to discuss his ongoing experiment living without traditional cable television and how that has impacted his news consumption habits.

 

 

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