Jeremy Scahill, AlterNet. April 21, 2009. With Iraq in ruins, Obama sends a politically connected firm, along with reps from AT&T, Google, and Twitter to build 'smart power' in Baghdad.
Greg Mitchell, Sinclair Books. February 3, 2009. In election '08, the ascendance of new media changed the rules of the game and smoothed Obama's path to victory.
Andrew Lam, New America Media. December 17, 2008. The protests and riots in Greece were organized by young people, who text-messaged each other and used social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.
Don Hazen, AlterNet. January 11, 2007. On the eve of the Media Reform Conference in Memphis, a new book by Jeffrey Chester documents the corporate media's behind-the-scenes efforts to transform our online media system into a powerful marketing machine. Media reformers and elected officials, please pay attention.