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“VCU votes” campaign wins communication award
The “VCU votes” campaign to turn out the student vote at VCU during the 2012 presidential election has been recognized with a Democracy Cup Award. The Campus Election Engagement Project (CEEP) honored the project run by 15 VCU honors students … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Public Relations, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Campaigns, CEEP, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Government, Obama, President, Romney, Social Media, Strategy, Students, Tumblr, Twitter, VCU, VCU Votes, YouTube
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The “new normal” of social media campaigning
President Barack Obama won the election in part due to a superior get-out-the-vote operation that again included a sophisticated social media strategy. But how will social media platforms be used in future elections, especially at the state and local levels? … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged Campaigns, Democracy, Election, Facebook, local election, Obama, Orange County Register, President, Romney, Social Media, state election, Strategy, Twitter
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Turning out the vote at VCU
Students in my Social Media and the Presidential Race honors class, which I have taught with my colleague Jeff South this fall semester, have planned and implemented the nonpartisan get-out-the-vote campaign “VCU Votes.” Students engaged their peers on a blog, … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Blogs, Campaigns, CBS 6, Class, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Jeff South, Obama, President, Social Media, Social Media and the Presidential Race, Strategy, Students, Turn out the vote, TV, Twitter, VCU, VCU Insight, VCU Votes, YouTube
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Can Facebook turn out voters?
A new study indicates that Facebook conversations have the potential to turning people out to vote in an election. A message sent by researchers may have triggered thousands of votes in the election two years ago, the study found. I … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Public Relations, Research, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Bloomberg, Campaigns, Democracy, Election, Facebook, Obama, President, Romney, Social Media, Strategy, Technology, Twitter
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Iraqi students study social media at VCU
This summer, Vivian Medina-Messner and I are teaching 24 Iraqi college students in our VCU Social Media Institute. They are in the U.S. through the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program, which is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad and … Continue reading
Posted in International, Politics, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged CBS 6, Democracy, Facebook, FHI 360, Global, Iraq, IYLEP, Non-profit, Social Media, Strategy, Students, TV, Twitter, VCU
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How much should governments regulate the Internet?
The question of how much influence governments should have over Internet regulation is as old as the medium itself. In Singapore, the Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts has asked the Internet community to create a code of conduct … Continue reading
Posted in Government, International, Law, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Asia One, Audience, bullying, Code of Conduct, Cyper bullying, Democracy, Global, Government, Internet, Online Behavior, PIPA, Regulation, Singapore, Social Media, SOPA, The New Paper
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Online protests for freedom of speech on the Internet
The proposed SOPA and PIPA legislation has not only triggered protests by new media companies, but it has also led to a widespread social media campaign that is likely to stall the bills in both houses of the U.S. Congress. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, International, Law, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Business, Congress, corporations, Democracy, Egypt, Facebook, Global, Google, Government, PIPA, Piracy, Protest, Social Media, SOPA, Strategy, Technology, Twitter, Wikipedia, WRIR
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The battle between Hollywood and Silicon Valley
The legislative efforts in the U.S. Congress to fight online piracy abroad have caused unprecedented protests by new media companies and organizations this week. The one-day shutdown of Wikipedia and highly publicized protest of Google, Facebook, Twitter and other websites … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Government, International, Law, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Business, CBS 6, Congress, corporations, Democracy, Facebook, Global, Google, Government, Hollywood, Newscorp, PIPA, Protest, Silicon Valley, Social Media, SOPA, Technology, Time Warner, Twitter, Wikipedia
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Tweets on C-SPAN
Traditional news media are increasingly using social media in their news reporting. Our recent study on newspaper reporting patterns has stressed this trend. But C-SPAN has now incorporated congressional Twitter feeds into its programming. During breaks between political debates, the … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Journalism, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Audience, C-SPAN, Democracy, Government, Newspaper, Poynter, Social Media, Sources, TV, Twitter
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Al Jazeera and the Arab Spring
Kimberly Halkett, anchor and reporter for Al Jazeera, will speak at VCU’s School of Mass Communications and give an overview on the Arab Spring, the rise of Al Jazeera as well as her work on Capitol Hill in Washington. I … Continue reading
Posted in International, Journalism, Politics, Social Media
Tagged Al Jazeera, Anchor, Capitol Hill, Democracy, Egypt, Election, Facebook, Global, Government, Protest, Reporter, Social Media, Students, TV, Twitter, VCU, YouTube
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