revised reading

Here is the a revised reading assignment for 4/30 and 5/5.

Reading for next Wednesday
Castells, Manuel. “Communication, Power and Counter-power in the Network Society.”International Journal of Communication. v.1 2007.

Jenkins 6

Check out political videos on youtube, websites of candidates, moveon etc.

Reading/Viewing for Monday
1. “New Media, Old Politics?” MIT Communication Forum.
2. Future Active handout in class
3. Tryon, Chuck. “‘Why 2008 Won’t Be Like 1984’: Viral Videos and Presidential Politics.”Flow.
Recommended
1. Heffner, Alexander. “YouTube Debates." CJR.

2. Jenkins 4
Sites to check out:
http://www.moveon.org/
http://www.campaignads.org/
http://www.meetup.com/
http://www.barackobama.com/index.php
http://www.mittromney.com/
http://www.mccainblogette.com/
http://politicalremix.wordpress.com/
http://www.theyesmen.org/