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Comment on Did the fax machine cause the Tunisian uprising? by To Read | Pearltrees

To Read | Pearltrees — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:00:55 +0000

[...] Did the fax machine cause the Tunisian uprising? It seems we could save a lot of time and energy if we moved beyond this “new technology X caused specific political (or social) event Y” discussion, whether of events in Moldova, Iran, or Tunisia–all cases where complex and predominantly local political events have been taken intellectually hostage by people out to prove a point about this or that amazing new internet site. I’d suggest that new information and communication technologies, whether fax machines or Twitter, do not have social implications in such a clear fashion, just as they do not seem to have clear moral implications in quite the neat way some would hope (“I think that the more freely information flows, the stronger the society becomes, because then citizens of countries around the world can call their own government to account,” in the words of President Obama –but surely, that depends an awful lot on what information we are talking about?). [...]

Comment on Can Santorum capitalize on his Feb 7 victories? by Rick Santorum was never supposed to win Michigan, but the media will tear him apart if he doesn't – Telegraph Blogs

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:01:28 +0000

[...] primed to go for Romney: Mitt was raised there and it voted for him in 2008. But when Santorum won a clutch of caucuses on February 7, he shot up in the polls and made Michigan misleadingly competitive. His high favourability ratings [...]

Comment on Mitt Romney–ahead in the data race? by Gingrich needs an organization (and fast) | rasmuskleisnielsen.net

Gingrich needs an organization (and fast) | rasmuskleisnielsen.net — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:50:42 +0000

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Comment on Mundane internet tools and political mobilization by Occupy protesters continue full steam ahead, planning a more focused force… « UKIAH BLOG

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:12:54 +0000

[...] David Karpf, a professor at Rutgers who studies political networks, says the InterOccupy calls are an example of what are known as mundane mobilization tools. [...]

Comment on Mundane internet tools and political mobilization by InterOccupy is in the News. « Walt Roberts on Foment, Movements and Change

InterOccupy is in the News. « Walt Roberts on Foment, Movements and Change — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 21:02:59 +0000

[...] David Karpf, a professor at Rutgers who studies political networks, says the InterOccupy calls are an example of what are known as mundane mobilization tools. [...]

Comment on Mundane internet tools and political mobilization by Salon.com Covers InterOccupy | InterOccupy

Salon.com Covers InterOccupy | InterOccupy — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:48:17 +0000

[...] David Karpf, a professor at Rutgers who studies political networks, says the InterOccupy calls are an example of what are known as mundane mobilization tools. [...]

Comment on Sticking it to the man with the tool at hand by Twitter and mobilization–what mobilization? | rasmuskleisnielsen.net

Twitter and mobilization–what mobilization? | rasmuskleisnielsen.net — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:01:45 +0000

[...] few people have emailed me about my last post on the 2011 England riots, arguing that I underplayed the role of social media like [...]

Comment on Supporting the past, ignoring the future? Public sector support for the media by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:52:58 +0000

So unfortunately the weather prevented that from going ahead.

Comment on Sticking it to the man with the tool at hand by Jussi Ahlroth

Jussi Ahlroth — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:13:16 +0000

Thank you, Rasmus! Excellent article with a good collection of background links.

Regarding Blackshaw and Sutcliffe, I wonder if the British judicial system allows for them to petition for a pardon.

Comment on Supporting the past, ignoring the future? Public sector support for the media by Public support for the media–past, present, future? | rasmuskleisnielsen.net

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:27:19 +0000

[...] My talk mix a bit of history taken from the work of Richard John and Paul Starr (the “past” part of the sub-title), the overview of current forms of public sector support for the media in six developed democracies based on my own work with Geert Linnebank (the “present” part) and some preliminary observations on the policy and political challenges any attempt at bringing public support for the media up to speed faces (the “future” part)–the kernel basically being that not only the politics, but also the policy, of media reform are so complex and full of veto points, vested interests, and uncertainties that the current combination of essentially unreformed support and policy drift is hard to overcome. (I’ve touched on some of this in a previous post.) [...]