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Politics Online

Blogs, Chatrooms, and Discussion Groups in American Democracy

By: Richard Davis

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Politics Online

Blogs, Chatrooms, and Discussion Groups in American Democracy

By: Richard Davis

Despite the growth of various forms of online discussion, their impact on American political life is only beginning to be examined systematically. In Politics Online Richard Davis provides a thorough analysis detailing the political attitudes, behavior, and demographic nature of the electronic discussion community contrasting that community with the general public.

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1135433631

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Campaigning Online : The Internet in U.S. Elections

The Internet in U.S. Elections

By: Santa Barbara Bruce Bimber Associate Professor of Political Science University of California,Richard Davis Professor of Political Science Brigham Young University

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Campaigning Online : The Internet in U.S. Elections

The Internet in U.S. Elections

By: Santa Barbara Bruce Bimber Associate Professor of Political Science University of California,Richard Davis Professor of Political Science Brigham Young University

The Internet is now a part of American democracy. A majority of Americans are online and many of them use the Internet to learn political information and to follow election campaigns. Candidates now invest heavily in Web and e-mail campaign communication tools in order to reach prospective voters, as well as to communicate with journalists, potential donors, and political activists. How are their efforts paying off? Are voters influenced by what they see on the Internet? Do they use online resources to learn about issues and candidates that mainstream media are not covering? Is the Internet empowering the shrinking electorate to return to the polls? Campaigning Online answers these questions with a close-up look at the dynamics of the 2000 election on the Internet. Examining how candidates present themselves online, and how voters respond to their efforts - including measures of whether they learn from candidates' web sites and whether their opinions are affected by what they see, the authors present the first systematic depiction of the role of campaign web sites in American elections. The authors paint a portrait of the voters' side and the candidates' side of campaigning on the Internet that has been unavailable so far. They report on a wealth of new data and evidence drawn from national and state-wide surveys, laboratory experiments, interviews with campaign staff, and analysis of web sites themselves.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0195348583

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Justices and Journalists

The U.S. Supreme Court and the Media

By: Richard Davis

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Justices and Journalists

The U.S. Supreme Court and the Media

By: Richard Davis

Justices and Journalists examines whether justices are becoming more publicity-conscious and why that might be happening. The book discusses the motives of justices 'going public' and details their recent increased number of television and print interviews and amount of press coverage of their speeches. The book describes the interactions justices have with the journalists who cover them. These interactions typically are not discussed publicly by justices or journalists. The book explains why justices care about press and public relations, how they employ external strategies to affect press portrayals of themselves and their institution, and how and why journalists participate in that interaction. Drawing on the papers of Supreme Court justices in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the book examines these interactions over the history of the Court. It includes a content analysis of print and broadcast media coverage of Supreme Court justices covering a 40-year period from 1968 to 2007.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139496875

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The Web of Politics

The Internet's Impact on the American Political System

By: Richard Davis

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The Internet's Impact on the American Political System

By: Richard Davis

Is the Internet destined to upset traditional political power in the United States? This book answers with an emphatic "no." Author Richard Davis shows how current political players including candidates, public officials, and the media are adapting to the Internet and assuring that this new medium benefits them in their struggle for power. In doing so he examines the current function of the Internet in democratic politics--educating citizens, conducting electoral campaigns, gauging public opinion, and achieving policy resolution-- and the roles of current political actors in those functions. Davis's unconventional prediction concerning the Internet's impact on American politics warrants a closer look by anyone interested in learning how this new communication medium will affect us politically.

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0199761701

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Justices and Journalists

The U.S. Supreme Court and the Media

By: Richard Davis

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The U.S. Supreme Court and the Media

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Questioning Beneficence

Four Philosophers on Effective Altruism and Doing Good

By: Samuel Arnold,Jason F. Brennan,Richard Yetter Chappell,Ryan W. Davis

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Questioning Beneficence

Four Philosophers on Effective Altruism and Doing Good

By: Samuel Arnold,Jason F. Brennan,Richard Yetter Chappell,Ryan W. Davis

Effective Altruism is a movement and a philosophy that has reinvigorated the debate about the nature of beneficence. At base, it is the consistent application of microeconomic principles to beneficent action. The movement has exposed that many forms of giving do little good (or do active harm), but others do tremendous good. Questioning Beneficence uses Effective Altruism as a launch pad to ask hard questions about beneficence more generally. Must we be Effective Altruists, or are Effective Altruism and the ideas driving the movement a mistake? How much should we give—if anything— and how should we give it? What are the respective roles of different kinds of institutions? Is charity anti-democratic and do billionaire philanthropists have too much power? Is Effective Altruism just utilitarianism in disguise? Questioning Beneficence is written by four philosophers, each with distinct points of view. It introduces a new standard for debating ideas in philosophy as each author poses and answers three questions and each of his three co-authors responds to those questions in turn. Finally, the first author replies to his co-authors’ responses. Throughout the book, there is a spirit of curiosity, intellectual risk taking, and truth-seeking, rather than point-scoring and one-upmanship. This book demonstrates what open-minded, real dialogue on an important issue can be at its very best. Key Features: Introduces a new roundtable format for philosophical debates: each of four authors takes the lead in constructing and answering three questions, each co-author then responds, and the first author then replies to the others’ responses. Explores salient philosophical questions raised by beneficence, like Can philanthropy be undemocratic? Why are people so bad at charity and what can we do about it? How important is beneficence compared to other values? Can Effective Altruism be part of a meaningful moral life? Consistently written in a clear and engaging style, suitable for both undergraduate students and curious general readers

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1040111335

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The Web of Politics

The Internet's Impact on the American Political System

By: Richard Davis

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The Internet's Impact on the American Political System

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Electing Justice

Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process

By: Richard Davis

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Electing Justice

Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process

By: Richard Davis

Davis discusses the increasing role of interest groups, the press, and the public, whose role is not prescribed in the Constitution, in the selection and confirmation of Supreme Court justices and how it affects the process. First he examines in detail the history and nature of the process, then he looks at the role and impact of other players. His conclusions about how non-political actors affect the outcome of Supreme Court justice selection leads him at the end of his book to suggest controversial reforms and their prospects for success.

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0195346203

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Typing Politics

The Role of Blogs in American Politics

By: Richard Davis

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Typing Politics

The Role of Blogs in American Politics

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Examines the growing role of blogs in United States politics and the relationship between blogs and the mainstream media, discussing the content and audience of political blogs and the general perception of their role in journalism.

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New Media and American Politics

By: Richard Davis,Diana Owen

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New Media and American Politics

By: Richard Davis,Diana Owen

New Media and American Politics is the first book to examine the effect on modern politics of the new media, which include talk radio, tabloid journalism, television talk shows, entertainment media, and computer networks. Davis and Owen discuss the new media's cultural environment, audience, and content, before going on to evaluate its impact on everything from elections to policy making to the old media itself.

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019535303X

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Supreme Democracy

The End of Elitism in Supreme Court Nominations

By: Richard Davis

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Supreme Democracy

The End of Elitism in Supreme Court Nominations

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Campaigning Online : The Internet in U.S. Elections

The Internet in U.S. Elections

By: Santa Barbara Bruce Bimber Associate Professor of Political Science University of California,Richard Davis Professor of Political Science Brigham Young University

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The Internet in U.S. Elections

By: Santa Barbara Bruce Bimber Associate Professor of Political Science University of California,Richard Davis Professor of Political Science Brigham Young University

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Politics Online

Politics Online

Campaigning Online : The Internet in U.S. Elections

Campaigning Online : The Internet in U.S. Elections

Justices and Journalists

Justices and Journalists

The Web of Politics

The Web of Politics

Justices and Journalists

Justices and Journalists

Questioning Beneficence

Questioning Beneficence

The Web of Politics

The Web of Politics

Electing Justice

Electing Justice

Typing Politics

Typing Politics

New Media and American Politics

New Media and American Politics

Supreme Democracy

Supreme Democracy

Campaigning Online : The Internet in U.S. Elections

Campaigning Online : The Internet in U.S. Elections

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