Internet and Democracy Newsfeed

Internet in Democracy in Budapest: Building the Framework

ashar — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:01:54 -0400

Via the Internet & Democracy blog, Patrick Philippe Meier - I&D conference participant and panel moderator - liveblogged his way through the conference over the past two days at iRevolution. Patrick took notes on the following panels:

The New Change-Makers: An Introduction to Digital Activism

ashar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:06:16 -0400

Berkman Buzz: Week of June 16, 2008

lkoss — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:38:12 -0400

BERKMAN BUZZ: A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations. If you'd like to receive this by email, just sign up here. The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

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2008 Presidential E-lection

lkoss — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:00:00 -0400

This week, the Digital Natives and Internet and Democracy projects both dove into the 2008 campaign, offering their thoughts on the role of the Internet in the current U.S. presidential race.

Digital Natives intern Nikki Leon discussed the civics lessons that can be gleaned from the Barak Obama’s web 2.0-driven presidential campaign in her blogpost, "Digital Natives Return, or How the Web Became Your New Civics Class":

I&D Short Film: An Introduction to Digital Activism

syoung — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:09:00 -0400

Berkman Buzz: Week of May 5, 2008

lkoss — Fri, 09 May 2008 15:59:42 -0400

Week of May 5, 2008

BERKMAN BUZZ: A look at the past week's online Berkman conversations. If you'd like to receive this by email, just sign up here. The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School

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Berkman Center Internet & Democracy Project Releases Study Mapping Iran’s Blogosphere

syoung — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:13:00 -0400

Cambridge, MA - The Berkman Center for Internet & Society’s Internet & Democracy project has released a major study on “Mapping Iran’s Online Public: Politics and Culture in the Persian Blogosphere." Utilizing a unique methodology that blends computational analysis and human coding, the study investigates the contours and scope of the discussions taking place in the Persian blogosphere.

Mapping Iran’s Online Public: Politics and Culture in the Persian Blogosphere

syoung — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 07:00:00 -0400

Internet & Democracy project releases study of "Iran's online public"

syoung — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0400

It is with great pleasure that the Berkman Center announces a major research release from the Internet & Democracy project: "Mapping Iran’s Online Public: Politics and Culture in the Persian Blogosphere."

Q+ A with Tomorrow's Luncheon Guest, Allison Fine

ashar — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:16:09 -0400

Allison Fine will join us tomorrow as part of our Tuesday Luncheon Series, and as a primer to her talk, Berkman intern Yvette Wohn sat down with Allison for a Q+ A, where they discussed social change through social networks, online activism, and millenials.

Q. Does connectivity make things easier/harder for an activist?