Some links I've discussed this semester

Some links I’ve shown in class this semester

•          Krugman on Colbert (2011)

•          Krugman v. O’Reilly (2006)

•          RCP: electoral map

•          NPR’s “Fact Check” for the debate

Feeding frenzies:

1976: Carter too timid

1984: Reagan too old

1988: Quayle too dumb

1988: Dukakis too stiff: “death penalty” question

1988: Dukakis (Lovitz) on SNL

1992: Bush senior too out of touch: debate with Clinton

1996 Third party debate

Obama’s 2004 convention speech

Yes, We Can (Will.i.am)

Dean’s “I Have a Scream” speech

Dave Chappelle’s version

The “Dean Scream,” revisited by ABC News

•          Clinton on MTV: Boxers or Briefs?

•          Jeremy Paxman asks one question 12 times.

•          Colbert at White House Correspondents dinner (2006)

•          Franken O’Reilly

•          1. zero to 7

•          2.  4:00 to 9

•          3 at 2:30

•          Colbert O’Reilly

•          What was said in Hopkinton at 38:26?

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•          What you missed by missing the frat party.

•          New Hampshire Secretary of State

•          Kristof says security is paramount; Kristof talks about his detachment

•          Kristof talks about the paradox of one’s inability to talk about big numbers

•          From OutFoxed

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•          Anderson Cooper

•          Ann Coulter on Herman Cain

Nate Silver’s multimedia calculator

NPR’s commentary with David Brooks and E.J. Dionne

Jay Walking

Perry in New Hampshire, noted by Bill Maher.

The Daily Show on Romney’s victory.

Pew Research Center for the People & the Press (general, policy views)

Michael Bloomberg on the First Amendment

Herman Cain on Libya

•          O’Donnell on Pawlenty

•          O’Reilly on pepper spray

•          Gingrich on child labor laws

Colbert on Kyl

Pepper spray is OK!

Here’s O’Reilly’s take on the UC Davis pepper spray incident.  Enjoy, and then have a restful Thanksgiving…

http://youtu.be/MNXPB6TFZgE

Here's the rough schedule for the rest of the semester:

Friday: Tuned Out (handout)

Monday (11/14): Three- or four page paper draft due

 

Using the articles and chapters about young people and news, write a three- or four- page paper about the topic, concentrating on evaluating the arguments, particularly in light of new media, like Facebook and Twitter. Requirements:

one outside printed source (no Wikipedia)

one reference to class readings or lectures  

footnotes

your own words and ideas  

let your great argument dazzle

 

Wednesday (11/16): paper due; New Hampshire Secretary of State: Divvy up minor candidates

 

Friday (11/18) : Minor candidate reports

 

Monday(11/21): Minor candidate reports

 

Week after Thanksgiving (11/28): finalize template, group projects, edit minor candidate reports

 

Week of 12/5: post minor candidate reports, conclusion, take-home final exam given out

Noonan

If you're looking for Noonan's column, it is here.

Homework for the week of Nov. 7

Monday (11/7):

Keep up with the news and read:

Nate Silver, “Is Obama Toast?” (New York Times)

Hendrik Hertzberg, “Occupational Hazards” (New Yorker)

Wednesday (11/9):

Keep up with the news and read:

”Young People and News,” Harvard study

Mindich "The Young and the Restless," Wilson Quarterly

Mindich, "Dude, Where's Your Newspaper?" Op-Ed, Chron. of Higher Ed.

Friday (11/11):

 

Keep up with the news and read:

Introduction, chapter 1, and conclusion, Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News.

Noonan

http://online.wsj.com/article/declarations.html

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.