Politics

Summer 2008: Introduction

"The Web is more important in this presidential campaign and the Pennsylvania primary than the newspaper. Think Web first, and then think newspaper, because you're going to do something different…

Covering the Web as a Force in Electoral Politics

‘During the past year and a half … I've been consistently surprised by the volume of calls we get from journalists asking for help understanding this new medium.’

Bloggers Push Past the Old Media’s Gatekeepers

From YouTube to The Huffington Post, new media ‘are upending the presidential campaign process and raising questions about journalism's place in it.’

Political Blogs: Teaching Us Lessons About Community

In the mediascape of blogs, people ‘want the news delivered to them in the context of their attitudes and beliefs.’

Enclave Extremism and Journalism’s Brave New World

Some contend that The Daily Me, a self-designed compendium of news and information, leads to increased political polarization.

Don’t Fear Twitter

Using moment-by-moment observations, ‘Twitter entries build a community of readers who find their way to longer articles ….’

The “B” Word in Traditional News and on the Web

‘Entering “Hillary” and “bitch” we found more than 500 YouTube videos.’

YouTube: The Flattening of Politics

As online video reshapes political coverage, news organizations ignore it ‘at their own peril.’

Campaign 2008: It’s on YouTube

Since the last presidential election, the ‘bubble’ in which the press once operated ‘has become a fishbowl.’

For Campaign Coverage, Web Too Often an Afterthought

‘Big news projects on the campaign are still conceived in The Washington Post's newsroom as traditional newspaper stories.’