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net.politics. Political influence for the rest of us. Sunir Shah (993610990), KMDI1001F, November 5, 2003. Coffee houses. BACKGROUND 16 th century London Famous for intellectual, often political, discourse Cromwell’s House: Revolution! (others: Puritan)

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  1. net.politics Political influence for the rest of us Sunir Shah (993610990), KMDI1001F, November 5, 2003

  2. Coffee houses • BACKGROUND • 16th century London • Famous for intellectual, often political, discourse • Cromwell’s House: Revolution! (others: Puritan) • Often published thought: e.g. newsletters • IDEALS • Private yet public  intimate • Public, accessible, egalitarian, non-hierarchical. [Habermas]

  3. Television • CANONICAL • “Commercials”: I like Ike! • Attack ads: Daisy Girl • Televised debates: Kennedy vs. Nixon • EFFECTS ON THE MESSAGE • Centralization • Unification • Disconnection • Need for sizzle [Wilson; McLeod, et. al]

  4. What’s wrong? [Elections Canada]

  5. What’s wrong? [IDEA]

  6. A response? Seattle • EVENT • 40 000 to 50 000 protesters • Postponed opening ceremonies • Declaration of martial law; rubber bullets • ORGANIZATION • Only a few major protest organizations; e.g. • Third World Network, Direct Action Network, Independent Media Center • Websites (e.g. WTOWatch.org): education, accommodation • Listservs by Public Citizen; efficient, many-to-many [Eagleton-Pierce]

  7. IndyMedia.org • HISTORY • Report from “the streets” of Seattle WTO • IMC website had 2.5 million hits every 2 hours • TODAY • Web log; Internet relay chat; mailing lists. • Also radio, print, satellite television. • Not considered “journalism” (us vs. them); credible? [Hyge; Platon & Deuze]

  8. What’s wrong? Quebec City; FTAA protests, April 21, 2001  Cutting the cynicism cycle.

  9. Web logs • HISTORY • November 24, 1999. IndyMedia. • April 17, 2000. The Guardian. • August 29, 2001. Dan Chan starts Daypop. • "What are those wacky candidates up to today?" • September 11, 2001. Dan Perkins, NYT • CANADA, WHO? • Only pittance talking about Canadian politics! • Warren Kinsella, Michael Wilson [Shah & anon.]

  10. Past U.S. Elections • 1996 (Clinton vs. Dole) • 4% of Americans went online for campaign news • 90% positive ads on the Internet (so far…) [Klotz] • 2000 (Gore vs. Bush) • 18% of Americans went online for campaign news • 43% claimed Internet influenced their vote • John McCain takes New Hampshire: • $1M raised online in 48 hours; $5M in one month [Johnson & Kaye] [PoliticsOnline] Additionally [Margolis, et.al.]

  11. What’s wrong? • PEOPLE • Digital divide • Apathy • BLATHER • Coffee houses too [Harris] • Does it change minds? [Gastil & Dillard] • Better understanding, less uncertainy. • PUBLIC SERVICE [Johnson & Kaye; Richard]

  12. Less talk, more do • MOVEON.ORG • Flash campaign: rapid organization • 100 000 petitioned Clinton impeachment in one week • HOWARD DEAN • Meetup.com (~140 000 members) • $10 donations  $400 000 by June 4, 2003 (Goldwater?!) • Campaign posters (deanforamerica.com)

  13. REFERENCES Eagleton-Pierce, M. (2001). The Internet and the Seattle WTO protests. Peace Review 13(3), 331-337. Elections Canada (2003). Voter turnout at federal elections and referendums, 1867-2000. Retrieved November 1, 2003 from the World Wide Web: http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pas&document=turnout&lang=e Habermas, J. (1989) The structural transformation of the public sphere: An inquiry into a category of bourgeois society. Translation by T Burger with F Lawrence. Cambridge: Polity Press Gastil, J. and Dillard, J. P. (1999) Increasing political sophistication through public dissertation. Political Communication 16(3), 3-23. Harris, J. (2000). The Grecian coffee house and political debate in London 1688-1714. London Journal, 25(1), 1-13. Hyde, G. (2002) Independent Media Centers: Cyber-subversion and the alternative press. First Monday7(4). Available electronically from: http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue7_4/hyde/index.html International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (2003). IDEA: Voter turnout from 1945 to 1997: North America and the Caribbean: United States of America. Retrieved November 1, 2003 from the World Wide Web: http://www.idea.int/voter_turnout/northamerica/usa.html Johnson, T. J., & Kaye, B. K. (2003). A boost or bust for democracy?: How the Web influenced political attitudes and behaviors in the 1996 and 2000 Presidential elections. Harvard International Journal Of Press/politics, 8(3), 9-34. Klotz, R. (1998). Virtual criticism: Negative advertising on the Internet in the 1996 Senate Races. Political Communication, 15(3), 347-365. Margolis, M., Resnick, D., & Tu, C. (1997). Campaigning on the Internet: Parties and candidates on the World Wide Web in the 1996 Primary season. Press/politics, 2(1), 59-78. McLeod, J. M., Scheufele, D. A., and Moy, P. (1999) Community, communication, and participation: The role of mass media and interpersonal discussion in local political participation. Political Communication 16, 315-336. Olson, A. (1991). Coffee house lobbying. History Today, 41(Jan 91), 35-41. Platon, S. and Deuze, M. (2003) Indymedia journalism. Journalism 4(3), 336-355. PoliticsOnline (2000). New Hampshire primary victory leads to online fundraising explosion. Retrieved November 2, 2003 from the World Wide Web: http://www.politicsonline.com/specialreports/000202/mccain02.asp Richard, E. (2002) Lessons from the network model for online engagement of citizens. Retrieved September 7, 2003 from the World Wide Web: http://www.comnet-it.org/egovernment/lessons-ntwkmdl.pdf Shah, S. and anon. (2003). MeatballWiki: Web log. Retrieved November 5, 2003 from the World Wide Web:http://usemod.com/cgi-bin/mb.pl?WebLog Wilson, S. (2000) Television as a Presidential campaign medium. Course notes for Technology, Literature, and Culture. University of Texas. Retrieved November 3, 2003 from the World Wide Web: http://www.tlc.utexas.edu/courses/2000f_321/election2000/television.html

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