[Mitworld] New: Jenkins on Civic Media and the Election, Robert Malone on Energy Policy

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MIT World Newsletter

Volume 8, Number 20 | January 9, 2009

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The Role of Civic Media in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
October 22, 2008

In a lecture given 13 days before Election Day, Jenkins discusses the proliferation of media platforms deployed in the campaign. He likes the notion of “moving democracy from special event to a lifestyle,” and wonders if the on- and off-line networks built up around the Obama campaign, for instance, will survive the election and continue in other forms.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/625

Speaker:
Henry Jenkins
Peter de Florez Professor of Humanities
Director of Comparative Media Studies Program

Event Host:
MIT Museum

"The problem is not heterogeneity among digital elites. The problem will be those groups locked out altogether -- the participation gap. The digital divide is a technical category -- who has access to network computing. Most young people have access, but still face a  participation gap to do with skills, knowledge, experiences, sense of entitlement or empowerment."
-Henry Jenkins

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Achieving U.S. Energy Security Through Energy Diversity
October 28, 2008

Malone makes the case for an immediate, comprehensive national energy policy, advocating for a deliberate, federally directed enterprise aimed at providing long-term energy security.

http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/629

Speaker:
Robert Malone SF '89
Chairman & President, BP America

Event Host:
MIT Sloan School of Management

"Until every producer and every consumer knows the cost of carbon, then the uncertainty with planning and investing in energy projects will remain high. Pricing carbon will make energy conservation more attractive, and attract dollars into renewables."
-Robert Malone

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In The Pipeline:
The Future of the News

Presented By:
MIT Museum Soap Box series

Speaker:
Ellen Hume
Research Director, MIT Center for Future Civic Media

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