March 11, 2005
POLC Waves Good Bye
That’s all folks; the conference is over except for a cocktail party and the announcement of the Golden Dot Awards.
The great MSM versus New Media debate was rather dull (read - too polite to be entertaining like Jerry Springer), but it did help frame some of the dominant themes of the conference:
- The internet and politics are here now and we are stuck with it forever.
- Bloggers clearly have an influence in politics, media and society but unfortunately one at the conference or anyone else really understands what their impact will be.
- The role of bloggers as journalists is a hot topic and no one really wants the FEC to make that decision (in regards to campaigning), but it is very likely they will with little influence in making that decision coming from the blogosphere.
- The internet is a global phenom and we need to look to other countries for ideas and information.
- Old Media has certainly impacted New Media and Old Media is generally not very friendly towards New Media.
- The niche of ePolitics is expanding and there is certainly a lot of money to be made on the private side and potentially a lot of democracy to be spread on the public side.
- The internet is no longer a tool of politics, but the medium through which all operations are integrated.
DA
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