Tag Archives: MITIA
Internet in the News
[It strikes me that I should be blogging my lectures more often (my own self-assignment), so here goes. Here, I talk a bit about the nexus of politics, the internet, and journalism.] Before there was news on the internet, there was news about the internet. When did journalists start to care about the Internet? During […]
I voted
No sticker this year, so I’ll have to put it on my blog instead. Since I’ve asked students in my class to blog their voting experience, I figured I should tell you about mine. I nearly didn’t vote. The cost in time to vote is, in the best of circumstances, fairly large given the impact […]
Voting HowTos
Swampthing (Lady of the Lake, to her friends) has posted some great info on the mechanics of the vote. Funny thing is that I made an attempt to find some of this info, but gave up quickly. Clearly, my Google-style is no match for her Librarian-Fu. Especially if this is your first time voting locally, […]
When astroturfing goes bad