Electronic Media & Politics

The Limits, Potential, and Trouble of Digital Innovation and the Future of Geopolitics

Former Googlers Eric Schmidt and Jason Cohen co-wrote The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations, and Business. One of the issues the authors touch on is whether "digital ethnic cleansing" will be part of the internet's future.

Tumblr’s David Karp May Be the Next Steve Jobs

Some speculate that Yahoo's recent purchase of Tumblr was mainly to gain David Karp, who's skills in content innovation have garnered comparisons to Steve Jobs.

Obamacare Becomes Heated Issue on Twitter

Republicans in Congress promoted their latest attempt to repeal Obamacare with the hashtag #ObamaCareInThreeWords, but Democrats grabbed the hashtag and ran with it, leading to a battle of wit online.

Obama Calls for Unity during the Abortion Debate at Notre Dame, 2009

In this second part of the five part series by Alec Hopkins, Obama's 2009 speech to Notre Dame is examined.

Google Bought a Quantum Computer

Google and NASA recently bought a quantum computer for use in an artificial intelligence laboratory, they say.

Politicians Ever More Adapt at Developing Viral Content

Politicians from Bill Clinton to Cory Booker are becoming more adapt at developing and distributing their own viral content. Here's how they are doing it - and how the traditional media can keep up.

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Investigating Investigative Journalism

The Daily Show's John Oliver uses satire to point out the disappearance of investigative journalism.

Research

Research: Event-Driven Environmental News in the U.S. and Canada

Published on Nov 15 by

Dr. Stuart Soroka

Professor Stuart Soroka and Andrea Lawlor of McGill University, along with Lori Young of the University of Pennsylvania, and Professor Stephen Farnsworth of the University of Mary Washington investigate the trajectory of environmental news in both the U.S. and Canadian media. Especially relevant in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, this research article explains how environmental news is event-driven in the two countries - and describes what the policy implications for such a news cycle might be.