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Media & Politics
 Websites presented in alphabetical order E-Democracy Resource Links 
 Directory of Web sites about political applications of electronics and the Internet. Includes voting, campaigning, and news sites, mainly from the U.S. and Europe. "E-democracy represents the use of information and communication technologies and strategies by democratic actors (governments, elected officials, the media, political organizations, citizen/voters) within political and governance processes of local communities, nations and on the international stage." http://www.publicus.net/articles/edemresources.html Topics: Internet, Librarianship, Politics Last updated Sep 9, 2003 FedNet
This site provides "complete, accurate and unbiased live coverage" and archival multimedia information from government agencies and policy centers in the Washington, D.C. area. Webcast events include Senate and House floor debates, Congressional hearings, White House briefings, regulatory hearings, press conferences, and more. The site also provides news production services. http://www.fednet.net/ Topics: Internet, Media, Media, Politics, Politics by Place Last updated Mar 17, 2003 FootnoteTV
This site discusses and examines the factual bases of issues mentioned in popular television programs (primarily "The West Wing," "Saturday Night Live," "Commander in Chief," and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), episode by episode through analysis and links. Browse by date or show title. The author is a lawyer and former journalist. http://www.footnotetv.com/ Topics: Politics, Television Last updated Jan 22, 2006 The History of Televised Presidential Debates
Video clips, photos, headlines, and commentary on the presidential debates on television from 1960-2000. Essays, statistics, and interviews with scholars, and classroom activities are included. Explores "television's impact on the American political arena." From MBC: The Museum of Broadcast Communications. http://www.museum.tv/debateweb/html/index.htm Topics: Communications, News, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Politics, Statistics, Television, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 16, 2008 Institute of Politics, Democracy & the Internet (IPDI)
The mission of IPDI (located at the Graduate School of Political Management at the George Washington University) is to "promote the development of U.S. online politics in a manner that increases citizen participation and upholds democratic values." The site features lengthy IPDI publications on topics such as "Political Influentials Online in the 2004 Presidential Campaign" and "Pioneers in Online Politics." Includes links to related sites. http://www.ipdi.org Topics: Internet, Politics, Politics by Place Last updated Aug 2, 2006 The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials, 1952-2008
This exhibition presents "more than 250 television commercials from every election year beginning in 1952, when the first campaign ads aired." Browse the commercials by election year, type of commercial (such as "Real People"), or issue (such as taxes). Includes background information on each election, candidate profiles, and election results. "The Desktop Candidate" discusses the role of the Internet in political campaigns. Searchable. From the American Museum of the Moving Image. http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Business, Government, Media, Politics, Recreation, Television Last updated Nov 4, 2008 MoveOn.org
"When there is a disconnect between broad public opinion and legislative action, MoveOn builds electronic advocacy groups. Examples of such issues are campaign finance, environmental and energy issues, impeachment, gun safety, and nuclear disarmament." Site features include petitions, sample letters about current issues to send to elected officials, and media coverage of the organization's activities. http://www.moveon.org/ Topics: Activism, Energy, Internet, Nonfiction by Genre, Political Parties & Theories, Politics, Politics by Place, Science, Technology Last updated Oct 15, 2005 The Politico
This online news site has "the mission of covering the politics of Capitol Hill and of the presidential campaign, and the business of Washington lobbying and advocacy." Includes news, opinion pieces, photos, blogs, and other material about Congress, politicians, the 2008 presidential election, and other political topics. From the publishers of the free Politico print newspaper available in the Washington, D.C., area. http://www.politico.com Topics: 2008 Presidential Election, Newspapers, Newspapers by Place: United States, Politics Last updated Oct 16, 2009 Spin of the Day
This site features "daily reporting on public relations, propaganda, and media spin." Daily entries include links to items from a variety of media sources accompanied by commentary and related links. "Spin" archives go back to 2000. From PR Watch, a project of the Center for Media and Democracy devoted to investigative reporting on the public relations industry. http://www.prwatch.org/spin Topics: Advertising & Marketing, Business, Communications, Government, Nonfiction by Genre, Politics Last updated Jan 24, 2005 Spinsanity
Spinsanity editors believe that public political debate is increasingly dominated by manipulative spin rather than by reason. Each week the editors "counter rhetoric with reason," analyzing and documenting biases in articles and speeches to improve the soundness of public debate. Resources include a mission statement, analytical background, information about the editors, current and past columns back to April 2001, and an e-mail list with posts searchable back to April 2001. http://www.spinsanity.org/ Topics: Communications, Language, Politics Last updated Jul 14, 2004 |
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