Politics

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(2008, Jan, 5). The 40-year itch; The Economist, Retrieved September 12, 2008, from https://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.hofstra.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4812274123&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4812274127&cisb=22_T4812274126&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=7955&docNo=9

This article compares the (as of January 2008) presidential candidates to the year influence of the year 1968. It also describes how each political party took it's shape during this time. Democrats chose to be left on everything from war to sexual politics while the Republicans took on becoming "the voice of the silent (white-haired) majority." The article also brought a lot of attention to the candidates’ platforms and how it is influenced by the events of the late 60s.

Globe Staff et al. (2007, May 3). Tuned Out - Civic involvement has hit critical lows in many communities. The Boston Globe, Retrieved September 24, 2008, from https://www.lexisnexis.com.ezproxy.hofstra.edu/us/lnacademic/results/docview/docview.do?docLinkInd=true&risb=21_T4822646395&format=GNBFI&sort=RELEVANCE&startDocNo=1&resultsUrlKey=29_T4822647904&cisb=22_T4822647903&treeMax=true&treeWidth=0&csi=8110&docNo=19

Comparing the 1960s to the 2000s when it comes to political involvement, the greatest difference is how apathetic today's youth is to the Iraq/Afganistan war. It does not interest most of the younger generation simply because the attention of the media is on entertainment. Along with apathy towards the war, there is a larger apathy towards voting. In the past ten years, according to the article above, there has been a steady decrease in voting in communities. Recent campaigns such as Rock the Vote and Declare Yourself have done a lot of work to increase the young Americans to register to vote.

Howard, P. (2006). Communication, society and politics:New media campaigns and the managed citizen. New York, NY: Cambridge.

This book address how political campaigns use new media to gain a political edge on their opponent. Using sampling choices in social networks analysis, survey, interview, and ethnographic methods he explains his theories. The topics discussed are the many formats for political information including web sites, e-mails, databases and news and how the community of political managers who work at the national level of campaign organization use these outlets, the analysis of the generation of political information through hypermedia, and how political information is consumed through hypermedia. Also discussed is the meaning of citizenship and representation in a digital democracy.