Democracy

Constitutional Convention: Building Democracy 2.0

Mary Alice Crim — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:42:43 -0800

Start: 01/09/2009 - 20:32

End: 01/11/2009 - 20:32

Timezone: Etc/GMT-4

This event will bring over 100 members of the Millennial Generation together to discuss, act on and harness the incredible levels of civic engagement they have built through the 2008 elections using traditional grassroots organizing and new online social media.

Media and Democracy in America Today: A Reform Plan for a New Administration

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 09:18:59 -0800

In this report, Common Cause unveils its vision for the future of media and democracy in America. The report lays out a plan of action for the next president and Congress to take to ensure that media performs its appropriate role in our democracy.

EU Denies ACTA Document Request; Democracy Undermined?

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:47:34 -0800

The Dangers of Internet Censorship

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:18:19 -0800

Did the Debate Cover the Issues? Depends Whom You Ask.

Jen Howard — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 06:26:31 -0700

NEW YORK -- Supporters of Sen. Barack Obama were more frustrated than those of Sen. John McCain at the conduct of the first presidential debate in Mississippi, according to the "Citizens Media Scorecard." By wide margins, they were more dissatisfied with the narrow scope of the foreign policy questions chosen by moderator Jim Lehrer of PBS.

They've Declared War on the Media -- So It's Time to Fight Back!

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:05:06 -0700

Ban Media Cross-Ownership

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:45:36 -0700

Net Neutrality

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:25:32 -0700

The Internet Is No Substitute for the Dying Newspaper Industry

Holiday Shapiro — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:34:52 -0700

Is the Fourth Estate a Fifth Column?

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:48:11 -0700

Retiring Newhouse School Dean Warns of Media Inattention to News, Public Affairs and Robust, Relevant Debate

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 May 2008 07:11:50 -0700

"Traditional media are managing from fear," warns David Rubin, who is retiring this month as dean of the Syracuse University S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications after 18 years.

TV's Response to Pentagon Propaganda? Never Happened

Holiday Shapiro — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:53:29 -0700

Last week, it was a mudslinging debate hosted by ABC. This week, it's revelations of pro-war propaganda on nearly every major television news outlet.

The ABC Debate and the Danger to Democracy

Holiday Shapiro — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:17:19 -0700

Despairing, disgusting and disheartening – those words are flying around today to describe ABC’s irresponsible Democratic presidential debate Wednesday night. Here’s another one – dangerous.

Community Information Needs and Access to be Studied by New Commission

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:29:15 -0700

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Aspen Institute today announced the launch of the Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy.

'Old' Media Moguls Retain Online Grip

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:21:04 -0700

I have argued for some time that the internet will free us from media mogul domination. Oddly, Rupert Murdoch has said much the same thing, a clue that I was being more than a shade optimistic. Now comes evidence that the democratising force of the net is anything but a given.

Big Media Are Bad for Democracy

Neal Bastek — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:47:51 -0800

Media play a vital role in our democracy.