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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.) [...]

Comment on How much do the Brits care about the phone hacking scandal? by Do the British (still) care about phone hacking? | rasmuskleisnielsen.net

Do the British (still) care about phone hacking? | rasmuskleisnielsen.net — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:40:53 +0000

[...] the “no”—back in July, I used Google Trends to map searches for “phone hacking” versus “David Beckham” (my random [...]

Comment on How much do the Brits care about the phone hacking scandal? by Rasmus Kleis Nielsen

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:32:29 +0000

Thanks--I think the combination of statutory regulation and independent self-regulation in place in Denmark helps the press by holding publishers and editors accountable for (some) of what happens on their watch and giving ordinary people a free, quick, and relatively easy way to seek recourse if they feel they have been factually misrepresented by the press. Judging by international rankings such as those of Reporters without Borders and Freedom House, this regulatory scheme has not undermined the independence of the Danish press, and, in contrast to in the UK, Danes have relatively high levels of confidence in the press (50% of the population "tend to trust" the press, which includes two pretty rambunctious tabloid newspapers, whereas 19% of the British population tend to trust the press). This does not mean, however, that what is in place in Denmark is a one-size-fits-all solution, and there are plenty of reasons to be vary of statutory regulation. What I do think is needed in the UK is stronger and more muscular ways of addressing the crisis of confidence that besets the press and undermines its role in society, protect individual journalists' ability to practice their craft without being pressured into fabrication or illegality, and effective ways of quickly redressing factual errors in what is published (let alone dealing with systematic flaunting of the law of the land in the pursuit of private profit).