According to the list found on the Democratic National Convention Web site, of about 400 applicants, more than 120 bloggers were credentialed to cover the 2008 DNC in Denver. For the 2004 convention in Boston, the DNC credentialed only 30 bloggers. Once dismissed as just an “echo-chamber” for the latest news and commentary surrounding hot topic stories, blogs have emerged as an important cornerstone of community journalism, as well as an important media resource to rally support and spread a political messages within and across political party lines.
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Black on the Block The Politics of Race and Class in the City
In Black on the Block , Mary Pattillo—a Newsweek Woman of the 21st Century—uses the historic rise, alarming fall, and equally dramatic renewal of Chicago’s North Kenwood–Oakland neighborhood to explore the politics of race and class in contemporary urban America.           Â
There was a time when North Kenwood–Oakland was plagued by gangs, drugs, violence, and the font ... more
Video: Ranciere From: continental-philosophy.org Post Date: 2008-10-28 17:24:53
Jacques Rancière is the Emeritus Professor of Aesthetics and Politics at the University of Paris VIII where he taught from 1969 to 2000. He continues to teach, as a visiting professor, in a number of Universities, including Rutgers, Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and Berkeley. His work has been translated into 14 languages, and has been subject to numerous special issues, symposia and critical commentaries. His latest titles to appear in English translation are Disagreement, Politics, and Philosophy ... more
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The Politics of Evolution , Toward a Postdarwinian Politics
As we study the eonic effect, we discover its subtle relationship to the ‘evolution of freedom’, and a series of snapshots of the emergence of liberalism in the early modern.
One thing that is needed as culture proceeds toward a Postdarwinian culture is a new sense of universal history that is not entangled in the religious mythologies of the ... more
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The Mustang sat in a sorry state. Years of neglect hung heavy on the once-glorious sheetmetal; once eluded through great care, rust was now peeking through paint in the usual places. Dry rotted tires had long since ceased to hold air, door and hood hinges popped and moaned with any movement (as I winced with mechanical sympathy) and worst of all, I could detect that small mammals of the North Carolina piedmont had made several small homes within the conf... more
Per a recent post at The Editors Weblog , a study reported by the law firm DLA Piper reported that 46% of internet users are in favor of a code of conduct for bloggers and online commentators. Only 32% of bloggers indicated that they would support the initiative.
“According to Duncan Calow , a DLA Piper media law specialist, there is a “dangerous perception” among web users that user-generated content is “immune to the law.” Three-quarters of user... more
While oil prices continue to soar to record highs, the price of gas has pinched pocketbooks and sparked conversations surrounding everything from family travel and food prices to alternative fuels and political policies. The topic has landed in debates between presidential candidates who either favor or oppose a fuel tax holiday. In business news, the airline industry is taking a beating as jet fuel costs climb. On the home front, rising gas prices cause families to cancel their Summer vacatio... more
According to an article published at The Center for Media Research blog, more than 36 million women work their way around the blogosphere each week, with more than 15 million women publishing content on a regular basis and more than 21 million reading blogs and engaging in comment conversations.
Of the more than 6,000 women surveyed by the BlogHer community, more than half would give up alcohol or their PDAs to keep the blogs they love. More than 40% would give up their iPod, newspap... more
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