Election Coverage: The Seduction of Style

I heard a fascinating clip today from Left, Right and Center. I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with this show, the self-proclaimed "civilized yet provocative antidote to the screaming talking heads that dominate political debate." On the one hand, they have a panel of incredibly articulate and highly respected journalists, and make a sincere effort to examine political issues from a variety of viewpoints, in a unique format. On the other hand…

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Cyber Bullying: Are the Kids Really Alright?

Megan Meier‘s story is the latest in a series of concerns about how awful the internet is for our children. The case is without a doubt tragic. And it does highlight how easy it is for people (not just teens) to be cruel or manipulative given the physical and emotional distance granted by a computer monitor.

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The Kids are Alright… right?

Brad posted earlier this week regarding the potential drawbacks of our
increased reliance on communications media. Jessica also recently
posted a piece aptly, and directly (so Vitak) titled, Are we becoming
too dependent on the Internet?

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Do communication technologies hinder leadership skill development?

We’re all familiar with the usual pros and cons lists about contemporary communications technologies. Cellphones give us the freedom to conduct business anywhere and anytime, but at the expense of a new intrusion into quality family time. Instant messaging allows us to easily communicate without taking our full attention from our work, but the brevity and non-linearity of those communications–not to mention the limited emotional range of emoticons–makes them extremely prone to misunderstandings. Over the holiday weekend, though, I was introduced to a new criticism of communication technologies, and one that I found very compelling.

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Smart Mobs to Come: The Audacity of Hope and The Audaciousness of Howard Rheingold

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Are we becoming too dependent on the Internet?

Let’s perform a little experiment. As you read my blog –
which you would not be reading without the aid of 1) the Internet and 2) a
computer – consider how you did anything 15 years ago. Now for some of you, you
might have been in kindergarten, but I think it’s safe to say most
of us were at least in high school by this time. How did you conduct research
for a school project? How did you contact your friends? How did you look up the
number for the local pizza delivery joint or directions to the mall two towns
over?

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Book Chat: Geoff Livingston

In this third episode of the gnovis podcast, I sat down for a brief chat with Geoff Livingston, author of Now is Gone: A New Media Primer for Executives and Entrepreneurs, which hit stores earlier t

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Interview with Howard Rheingold

I'm pleased to post the second episode of the gnovis podcast, a casual interview with Howard Rheingold, chatting with gnovis' Nicole Guerra, CCT student Stewart Geiger, and CCT Adjunct Professor Garr

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The Big Problem with Even Bigger Media

 

The institution of the press is the central nervous system of democracy. ¹

For those of us focused on Iraq, Iran, immigration, the health insurance
crisis, and equal rights for same sex couples, the issue of media consolidation probably doesn’t inspire a passionate call to action.

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Strange Prophecies of the Future Past Coming to a Country Near You: An Exhibit by Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick

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