Fact Checking Statements by Politicians
“News outlets are conducting their own analysis to verify the accuracy of politicians’ statements. Terence Smith examines the benefits and risks of fact-checking for the news consumer.” [Link]
Category «Internet»
Election Incident Reporting System
Election Incident Reporting System “The Election Incident Reporting System (EIRS) is a web-based software application designed to help voter protection organizations identify and respond to situations preventing voters from voting or from having their votes recorded as intended. Incidents maps and reports are available online in the public portal at voteprotect.org under the “Research” link. …
Determine What Voting Equipment Is Used in Your Area
“This Voters’ Guide to Electronic Voting provides voters with summary information on the voting machines used in their local polling places with pointers about the voting technology and how to vote successfully. We also cover how to investigate and get help when something goes wrong with the voting process.” [Link]
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Cache and Carry: Staying Connected Wirelessly, by Chris Hayes Law Firm Marketing: Webinars For All of Us, by Andy Havens Notes From the Technology Trenches: Lexis and Westlaw Revisited, by Cindy Carlson FOIA Facts: FOIA Decision 2004, by Scott A. Hodes Burney’s Gadgets for Legal Pros: A Tablet PC for Lawyers in Motion, by Brett …
Peer-Reviewed Open Source Medical Journal Now Available on Web
From the press release: “A new general medical journal launched this week with a non-traditional publishing model is the latest top-tier venue for publishing important, peer-reviewed biomedical research, and is being called the first major, international journal to be introduced in more than 70 years. Unlike most medical journals which are available only through costly …
National Annenberg Election Survey
“National Annenberg Election Survey of 2000 was the largest academic election poll ever conducted, and the 2004 survey will match it in size, with a total of about 100,000 interviews. Polling began in October, 2003 and will continue until after the election in November 2004. The survey examines a wide range of political attitudes about …
State By State Guide for Voters
From Newsweek, via MSNBC, a state by state voters guide to election 2004. Information provided includes how each state voted in the 2000 election, a brief analysis/projection of the 2004 race (to be updated), number of electoral college votes, whether e-voting is offered, if Nader is on the ballot, absentee ballot information, and population data. …
Non-Partisan Election Guide Focuses on Family Related Issues
“In an effort to inform voters where major presidential candidates stand on family-relevant issues, family policy doctoral students in the Department of Family Studies at the University of Maryland compiled this family issues voting guide. We present an objective, non-partisan collection of information comparing candidates on important family policies. Readers will find this a useful …
Global Database of Free, Independent, Online News Sites
Via CyberJournalist.net, news about the launch of Newspaperindex.com: “We only include websites with free public access that have a local editorial staff of independent journalists and in most cases a print version as well.”
Free Utilities Complement Free Online Sources for Books and Music
No-Guilt Downloads: Free Books, Music, and Movies – Where to find public-domain and other free works on the Web. See also Free and Legal Music Downloading Resources on the Web
Review of State Sponsored Policies and Technologies Used to Filter Internet Access
A Starting Point: Legal Implications of Internet Filtering (PDF 16 pages) “In this paper, the Open Net Initiative (ONI) considers some of the legal implications of controlling access to Internet content through filtering. ONI — a research partnership of the Berkman Center, University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab, and the University of Cambridge — documents Internet …
Survey Says Viewers of Daily Show More In Tune With Election Issues
September 21, 2004 survey from the National Annenberg Election Survey 2004: Daily Show Viewers Knowledgeable About Presidential Campaign – “Viewers of late-night comedy programs, especially The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central, are more likely to know the issue positions and backgrounds of presidential candidates than people who do not watch late-night comedy.”
