Monthly Archives: October 2012

The Internet Is People

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

The Internet has become inextricable from modern campaigning, thanks to the ubiquity of email and the cost-margins of online messaging. But have we really reached a point where elections are won on the web? This week’s readings make a strong … Continue reading →

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Reports of My Death… Well, You Know the Rest

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Watching the second presidential debate last night, I was struck by two quotes from one of this week’s readings: “[L]arge news media companies are being scooped by their own sources—even by their own reporters on Twitter!” And, ““[it] remains unclear … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Be The King: Why Leadership Reduces Stress

Posted on October 10, 2012 by

[From The Citizen, the HKS newspaper] Once you’ve been here for a while, you’ll eventually see them: the black SUVs parked in the Kennedy School Quad, with their flashing red and blue lights, and the taciturn men in dark suits … Continue reading →

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Omphaloskepsis, Facebook, and the Filter Bubble

Posted on October 3, 2012 by

There’s something evocative about the boy in the bubble, isn’t there? Whether cloyingly portrayed by John Travolta, or childishly taunted over Trivial Pursuit by George Costanza (“I’m sorry, the answer we were looking for is moops”), the hermetically sealed child—or, … Continue reading →

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