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“Media Democracy: When Government Works, and What Citizens Can Do When It Doesn’t”
Download the lecture slides Lance Bennett September 21, 2005 Communications 206 6:30-8 p.m.
Report evaluates ways of thinking about error in elections
"In the Margins: Political Victory in the Context of Technology Error, Residual Votes, and Incident Reports in 2004" By Philip N. Howard In very close elections, the margin of error for the system of collecting [...]
Overcoming Mainstream Media Spin: Exploring the Role of Independent Media Jeff Cohen, founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Media
Monday, May 23, 2005 Kane Hall Room 110 7 p.m. Admission free; donations accepted to support RTM's Seattle cable franchise campaign Jeff Cohen, founder of the media watch group FAIR, is a co-author (with Norman [...]
Mini-Symposium: The Media & Iraq
Monday, April 11, 2005 3:30 - 5 p.m. Communications 126
CCCE Speaker Series
"Smart Enough Soon Enough? Understanding and Enhancing Society's Civic Intelligence" Doug Schuler on Civic Intelligence Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:30 - 5 p.m. Communications 126 From global warming and disease to famine and war, mankind [...]
“What Do Presidential Primaries Mean?”
Michael Schudson Thursday, April 22, 2004 3:30 - 5 p.m. Communications 126 Come and listen to Michael Schudson discuss the peculiar institution of the American presidential primary. What is the history of these strange things [...]
“A Research Agenda for an Institutional News Media”
"A Research Agenda for an Institutional News Media" Bat Sparrow Wednesday, February 18, 2004 12 – 1:20 p.m. Communications 321 Is the news media a governing institution? Why does this matter? How do we research [...]
A Series of Events on Digital Network Analysis
Richard Rogers, University of Amsterdam Tuesday, May 13, 2003 The Center for Communication and Civic Engagement (CCCE), the Digital Media Working Group, and the Center for American Politics are pleased to announce a visit by [...]
Politics, The Press, and Free Speech: A Discussion of Current Issues from Public Records Reform to the Patriot Act
On April 18, a talk by Emily Erickson, Professor, Manship School of Mass Communication, Louisiana State University, will be held on campus.
International Survey on Anti-War Protests
On February 15, 2003, millions of people joined protest marches against the war on Iraq in many countries across the globe. Some commentators called it the largest global protest ever. Why do people take part [...]