Thanks, Hamilton College, for Fun Media Workshop!
I spent a fun weekend in Clinton, NY, with the student journalists at Hamilton College (named after my favorite founding father, the great Alexander. Or as the kiddos apparently call him: Al Ham.) My lovely and dynamic friend Eric Kuhn, a social media strategist and senior at Hamilton, asked me a couple weeks ago to [...]
Talking Bipartisanship & The REAL 100 Days on The Media Lizzy Show
I dropped in on Heading Right Radio this morning to discuss Lizzy Blackney’s and my Real 100 Days initiative and had a wonderful time. We talked about my experiences at Political Prom (a.k.a. Inauguration), my new “Obama Coma” theory, the stimulus, Nancy Pelosi’s (in)effectiveness, generational transition, MSM’s identity crisis and inability to wrap its head [...]
‘Youngest Candidate’ on CNN International
Embedded video from CNN Video My friend Jason Pollock talks about his documentary, “The Youngest Candidate,” on CNN International, assuring the rest of the world that enthusiastic young Americans are ready to work toward diplomatic, peaceful relations abroad. Good job, JP!
E&P: Lessons from the Web 2.0 Summit for the Newspaper Industry
Excerpt from my column in Editor & Publisher: “As I sat in the various sessions contemplating the extensive possibilities at our feet when bold leaders push existing boundaries, my Twitter feed continued to ding on my Blackberry with updates from Romenesko and Jay Rosen: reports of more of the same old MSM coverage of layoffs [...]
Leave Levi’s MySpace Page Alone
As a big fan of sex education in schools (but not for kindergarteners), I’m not exactly a fan of the Levi Johnston-Bristol Palin situation. I was, however, horrified when details from the child’s MySpace page were plastered all over the media under highly questionable headlines, such as “Bristol’s Baby Daddy,” etc. Sure, social networks are [...]
E&P: Lasting Civic Engagement Requires Connecting With Opinion Leaders
Back home from my trip! In today’s Editor & Publisher I discuss the panel I was on at Northwestern Friday (thx Ellen Shearer for the invite!): “Given the inevitable fragmentation of the MSM market and the inundation of “breaking news” in our daily lives, the need for a reliable filter has never been more prevalent. [...]
W&W: Winning the War on Voters: Will Institutional Mismanagement Quash Turnout Gains?
In today’s Wilshire & Washington, is it really all about the kids? Campaigns are focusing huge resources on turning out the youth vote, but this segment of the population always lags behind in voter percentages. Will this year be any different? And will all the negative campaigning turn off first-time young voters? Ted, Teresa, and [...]
E&P: Breaking Through to the Text Message Generation
Today I address something I’ve been contemplating for weeks: the way teens and younger millennials relate to mobile media more than their older counterparts. Kudos to USC’s Karen North and Celebrifantasy.com’s Marc Mitchell for pitching in on the column: From a business perspective, it appears to be a home run. Despite the collapse and resurrection [...]
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