Media and Politics

It's election day - you struggling yet? 49 minutes until the majority of East Coast polling locations close, and until then, all of those pretty Flash interfaces on CNN, MSNBC, and even BBC remain completely empty, waiting for streaming data to make them come alive. If you are like me, you have followed the polls, listened to the pundits, and watched more Meet the Press than might be healthy. If you are like me, this is the no man's land between speculation and confirmation.

Well, here is a site that is trying to capture the voting experience via twitter: TwitterVote!

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Akoto posted earlier today on the the many breakthroughs in this election cycle, the role of the media in vetting Sarah Palin, and offers a feminist reading of her candidacy. In this post, I'm more interested in the effect - or lack thereof - of these breakthroughs on the role of women's issues in the campaigns and debates.  Read More »

This year's election season has been chock-full of historical moments.  Hillary Clinton won more primaries and delegates than any other female presidential candidate in American history. Barack Obama is the first African American to be nominated by a major political party for president.  And Sarah Palin, Alaska's first female governor, is the first female Republican vice-presidential nominee.
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Lately, I've been very interested in the role online/e-mail rumors play in elections.  I heard an "On the Media" segment last week about how hard it is for political campaigns to beat back the false assertions made in fwd email.  Read More »