Monday:

Finish your op-ed, send it in, and turn it in to me on Monday.

Also, keep up with the news and read:

Jodi Enda, “Campaign Coverage in the Time of Twitter: How technology has transformed reporting on presidential politics,” American Journalism Review, Fall 2011

Wednesday:

Please keep up with the news and read the following articles, sent to us by Meg Heckman, the editor we met with at the Concord Monitor:

Heckman and a summer intern tracked the candidates’ use of social media during one 24-hour period. Here's the story: http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/267291/day-in-the-social-media-campaign

This is a live chat on Poynter about social media in politics: http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/148297/live-chat-today-how-political-reporters-can-mine-social-media-for-tips-on-politicians-campaigns/

Friday:

A political science professor at UVM, Jack Gierzynski, will be coming in on Friday to talk about his new book, Saving American Elections:A Diagnosis and Prescription for a Healthier Democracy.  I’ll be handing out a section of the book on Monday.  Also, as always, keep up with the news.