Multimedia Convergence: A New Approach to Presidential Debates “A popular government, without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a farce or a tragedy; or, perhaps both.” “Knowledge will forever govern ignorance. And a people who mean to be their own governors, must arm themselves … Continue reading A New Approach to Presidential Debates by Tracy Westen and Bill Dutton
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Grading the Fox News-Facebook GOP Presidential Debate Spectacle by Bill Dutton and Tracy Westen
The televised and Facebooked GOP debate was a disaster. The clear loser of the debates was the media, particularly Fox News and Facebook, for putting together a media event that made a mockery of televised debates. It clearly drew a large audience (over 23 million viewers), and gave some greater national visibility to some of … Continue reading Grading the Fox News-Facebook GOP Presidential Debate Spectacle by Bill Dutton and Tracy Westen
More Challenges to Informing Voters Online: Lessons Learned by Tracy Westen
[After posting our blog on 'A Dirty Dozen Reasons ..’, Tracy Westen followed up with an email detailing additional challenges learned during the 1990s when he worked through the Center for Governmental Studies (CGS) in Los Angeles to improve voter information. His note was so informative, and useful, that I have posted it here with … Continue reading More Challenges to Informing Voters Online: Lessons Learned by Tracy Westen