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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see.Syllabus is at https://gov20h.blogspot.com/2025/08/gov-20h-syllabus-fall-2025.html

Monday, November 24, 2008

Civic Knowledge and the Mass Media

Pew looked at the issue of political knowledge. An update is here and another here.

More Pew data suggest problems for the MSM and opportunities for new media.

PBS documentary "Newswar"lays out some of the changes.

How big is the blogosophere? Some key blogs:
See my media page for many links.
George Allen's "Macaca" gaffe circulated on YouTube and became a MSM story in The Washington Post. Reporter Mike Shear is a CMC alum (class of 1990).

Media bias? Media Research Center has one take. Media Matters has another.

NBC chair Bob Wright fostered autism coverage on his networks.

The Daily Show goes after Sarah Palin:














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