The Iranian government is jumping into the new media game by sponsoring a blogging competition, with awards for bloggers who create pro-government content. While the concept is cliche and transparently propagandist, it does illustrate the regime’s growing recognition of social media tools and their effect in public discourse. By throwing themselves into the arena, the Iranian [...]
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A is a junior political science major. She grew up in Egypt before moving to the United States, and she wanted to share her thoughts on the recent events in the Middle East. E: First off, there’s obviously been a lot of news coming out of Egypt. How do you personally feel about Mubarak’s resignation? A: [...] The US government has been making some strides to better connect with the public using the digital platform, and some of the new apps are quite interesting. There are some useful travel apps such as the TSA feature that lets you know how long the wait lines take, and the Embassy alert that connects you to [...] When I first began reading the news online, I would scroll down to the end of the article to read the comments. I’m the type of person to talk through my thoughts and opinions with my friends and family, and I expected the comments to be a similar kind of open forum. In real life, people [...] When news of Arizona representative Gabrielle Gifford’s news broke on January 8, one of the top trending topics on Twitter was “#Sarah Palin.” While the public waited with bated breath the updates on Gifford’s health and the arrest of Jared Loughner, many could not help but wonder: are Sarah Palin’s incendiary rhetoric and the unchecked, often [...] |
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