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Diminishing Returns for Obama's Summiteering?

William Bradley | Posted 08.12.2009 | Media

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William Bradley

American media, especially cable TV news, is moving more into infotainment mode, stuck on a few areas. Geopolitics has never been its strong suit, and political coverage is mostly focused on food fights.

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The Trouble with Twitter: Why "Tweets" Are Like "Blipverts"

William Bradley | Posted 04.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Media Culture, Blipvert, Max Headroom, Social Networking, Advertising, Twitter, E-Mail, Cable News, Text Message, Facebook, Internet, Blackberry, Powerbook, Macintosh, Newton, Media News
William Bradley

It's a time marked by inundation, fragmentation, and an ADD culture. Twitter drives all three of those trends.

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Obama Floats Through Teapot Tempests

William Bradley | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

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William Bradley

Why does Obama have Rick Warren delivering the invocation? Politics, naturally. It's a way to keep slicing off some of what has traditionally been a Republican vote.

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Don't Turn Obama Into Blair

Indra Adnan | Posted 01.09.2009 | World

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Indra Adnan

Too many people in the UK remember the hope and subsequent betrayal of New Labour's victory in 1997 when Tony Blair metamorphosed from Bambi to Terminator in his first term.

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