Very concrete explanation of federal budget and why it is important to you. TrueMajority

By a ratio of 4:1, Americans get their political information from advertising, not the news. Television commercials present broad themes to us and influence by an appeal to emotions through imagery. Let's analyze some of these ads.

Even I did not think the public in general was this far along with convergence. If you are a journalist, are you typical of the public, a bit ahead, or lagging behind. It is an important question. I am including a couple of links to help those who might be motivated by the article to explore blogging and the like. Consumers Create Content online Download the Pew study Check out phonecams and photo weblogs. To start a blog, click the blogger logo at the bottom of the page.

Poynter Online - The Context Challenge

Social software. Clay Shirky examines the Dean "bubble" and provides some thoughtful commentary. Many-to-Many: Exiting Deanspace