November 2009
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Many thanks to the staff and postgrads at the SPP,...
Nov 27th
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Online Interpersonal Communication, Accidental...
My colleague, Dr Oliver Heath, and I have today submitted a proposal to the “full application” round of the Leverhulme Trust’s Research Projects Grant competition (the deadline is December 1; the “outline application” was submitted in June 2009). A brief synopsis is below. If you’re working in the area of Twitter and politics, or are considering a project in...
Nov 25th
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Speaking at UCL's School of Public Policy on...
I’ll be speaking at UCL’s School of Public Policy on November 26, 2009 at 5pm. The location is the Council Room, School of Public Policy, UCL, 29/30 Tavistock Square, London WC1. The title of the talk is “Theorizing the Internet and Democracy Now.” Please direct any enquiries to the seminar organiser, Dr Christine Reh.
Nov 23rd
BBC iPlayer - You and Yours: 17/11/2009 →
You and Yours on technology and family life. Dr Paul Taylor thought-provoking as usual, on “interpassivity”.
Nov 18th
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Observer to close down magazines - Telegraph →
Article makes it sound as if The Observer is in a unique position. It isn’t.
Nov 11th
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Lots of interesting reactions to the #moralmaze...
Thanks to all involved. You can listen (for a week) on the iPlayer here. See also the Twitter hashtags #moralmaze and #r4mm. If you follow me on Twitter (@andrew_chadwick) you’ll be able to read an ongoing debate I’m having with others, including Kenan Malik (@kenanmalik).
Nov 5th
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Twitter hashtag for tonight's Moral Maze is...
Official theme is “Twitter and mob rule”. http://tinyurl.com/yk4yo9p
Nov 4th
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Going on BBC Radio 4's The Moral Maze tonight at...
Suspect Twitter will loom large over the proceedings. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nkcfk
Nov 4th
BBC - Democracy Live →
New initiative from the BBC. Right in the middle of the home page is this large font quotation: “You had to pinch yourself today, but make no mistake - Gordon Brown was barnstorming for his old rival Tony Blair”. This approach is now so deeply embedded in political reporting, but can’t we keep it away from a site that seeks to rejuvenate British democracy?
Nov 2nd