September 30, 2004
Spreading Peace And Propaganda: ePolitics Buzz Brief
- OJR deserves a round of applauds for one of the most innovative ideas in online discussions I’ve seen -- A special virtual roundtable of U.S. military bloggers and Iraqi citizen bloggers talk about life in the war zone, the problems with mainstream media coverage and common misperceptions between soldiers and Iraqis.
- Online rumors of a U.S. military draft are spreading faster than lice in a kindergarten classroom. Is it election hype to get the youth vote or serious stuff? Mtv’s Rock the Vote seems to think it's true, among others (1, 2). I’m not drinking that Kool-Aid...yet.
- D.C. has reasons to be happy. The capital has a new wireless network for public safety workers, and a unique new blog. Politopics joins the short, but growing list of African-American web logs focusing on public policy and Capitol Hill.
- A Harris Interactive Online Poll shows Bush with a two-point lead over Kerry among likely U.S. voters (48% to 46%).
Across the pond
- Political Blogs and ePolitickin’ aren’t just hot in the United States. The U.K. is another high-tech hot-bed, and for excellent coverage of U.K. politics and eDemocracy try the blog Perfect, ran by Robin Grant.
Posted by Buzz Webster at September 30, 2004 11:34 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Comments
Thanks for the plug, Buzz
Your readers will most interested in the eDemocracy section of the site and these recent articles in particular:
Jody Dunn: Blogging her way to defeat?
Labour Banner Ad
Blogging the Labour Conference
The Ideal Government Project
Boris and the Political Weblog Movement
Posted by: Robin Grant at October 1, 2004 08:35 AM
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