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Political blogs more accurate than newspapers, say those who read both

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

According to research by a Brigham Young University political scientist, people who closely follow both political blogs and traditional news media tend to believe the content on blogs is more accurate.





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Study finds 18- to 24-year-old group more politically active, but not more knowledgeable

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 7

A study by three Kansas State University graduate students finds that the 18- to 24-year-old demographic became more politically active during the 2008 U.S. election season through the use of new media, but that the young ...


E-activism: Analysis of black bloggers in the blogosphere

Technology / Internet

created Apr 09, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In the first scholarly research examining the role of black bloggers in the blogosphere, Brown University researcher Antoinette Pole assessed how bloggers of color use their medium for purposes related to politics. She found ...


As opinions flow through blogs and Internet, political power relocates, diffusely

Technology / Internet

created Mar 19, 2007 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

There are many ways to define power, but Manuel Castells, Distinguished Visiting Professor of Technology and Society, defines power as the ability to make people think the way you want them to think--or to convince those ...


Euro political blogs lagging behind U.S.

Technology /

created Jan 13, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Blogging in America has been transformed into a political watchdog post shaking up today's political and journalistic worlds; however, the same effect hasn't made a significant stir in European affairs.


Children's TV has questionable political themes, study shows

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Most parents know to screen television shows for sex, violence or other negative messaging—but what about children's shows themselves?


New analysis of networks reveals surprise patterns in politics

Physics / General Physics

created May 24, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (25) | comments 0

A new computer analysis technique developed at the University of Michigan that separates networks into communities yielded some surprises when used on real-world networks like political books, blogs, and metabolic systems.


Kazakh lawmakers back restrictive Internet law

Technology / Internet

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Kazakh lawmakers have approved Internet legislation that media rights activists say will limit freedom of speech in the Central Asian nation.


A Cuban student sets up a blog at home

Cuba's cyberwar intensifies

Technology / Internet

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Cuban bloggers are fighting a cyberwar with the government to give their own version of reality on the communist island, from hotels and using memory sticks and laptops obtained from abroad.


Social Class, Networks May Influence Political Behaviors

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It appears that social class and race may have varying affects on the political actions and views of individuals, University of Arizona professor Jan E. Leighley and her colleague have noted in a newly-pubished ...


'Lipstick on a pig' -- tracking the life and death of news

'Lipstick on a pig' -- tracking the life and death of news

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (8) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- By observing the global flow of news online, Cornell computer scientists have managed to track and analyze the "news cycle" - the way stories rise and fall in popularity.



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