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by Laura Gordon-MurnaneInformation Consultant

Unlike previous campaigns the Internet has becomethe essential tool for all political candidates to announcetheir campaigns release new campaign ads answer ques-tions posted by voters post videos and photos and raiseawareness as well as lots and lots of money Using theInternet candidates can attract and connect with youngervoters who spend most (if not all) their time on the Inter-net The Net is where the younger generation of votershangs out gets their news and shares ideas with friendsfamily colleagues and classmates (via blogs video-shar-ing photo-sharing and social networking sites)

Tech-savvy candidates are offering Web sites blogsldquocreate your own campaignrdquo blog tools and ldquobe my friendrdquowith links to Facebook MySpace YouTube and FlickrEven so a recent study by iCrossing has found that evenwith candidatesrsquo attention to these social networking sites

The presidential election of 2008 will be

the first presidential ldquoInternet electionrdquo

an historical phenomenon in which the

Internet and its technologies are playing

integral roles for candidates and their

campaigns the mainstream media and

voters and citizens

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The 51st State The State of Online

and tools most citizensvoters looking for informationabout candidates do not go to a candidatersquos Web site orMySpace page Instead they seek information about can-didate voting records position statements etc by goingto both Web search engines and the online versions of tra-ditional media mdash NYtimescom CNNcom and the Wash-ingtonpostcom1 The tech tools are available but howwell the candidates use them and whether the savvy waystheir campaigns introduce them into grass-roots outreachand fundraising operations will benefit them remains oneof the open questions of this current election cycle

The Internet is also revolutionizing and reshaping theinfluence mainstream media has mdash or doesnrsquot have mdash onpresidential elections Newspapers news magazinesradio and the major television networks used to be theway citizens and voters learned about candidates theissues and the solutions the candidates offered I think itis safe to say that those days if not over are numberedThe Internet has opened up other avenues of news com-mentary discussion and discourse The growing numberof options for learning finding and sharing news andinformation about candidates has dramatically alteredpublic dependence on the mainstream press In July 2007iCrossing released a report entitled ldquoHow AmericaSearches Election rsquo08rdquo that found new media optionsmore important than ever to the upcoming presidentialelection The report stated that the Internet has ldquoemergedas the number-two channel after television among poten-tial voters looking for election-related information and istied with newspapersrdquo2 The survey revealed that ldquoforty-two percent of voters look to the Internet for informationabout issues and candidates in the upcoming presidentialelection with the Internet a considerably more popularinformation source than newspapers among respondentsbetween the ages of 18 and 34rdquo Indeed more than half ofyounger online voters are turning to social media for elec-tion information 61 percent of 18 to 24 year olds and 55percent of 25 to 34 year olds seek answers on user-drivencontent sites such as blogs YouTube and Wikipedia3 Tra-ditional news media organizations need to use the Inter-net and Web 20 tools to reach younger voters as well asto hold on to older voters

Technology is forcing mainstream media to sit up andpay attention CNN jumped in by holding the firstCNNndashYouTube Democratic Debate on July 24 2007 inwhich the entire field of Democratic candidates faced videoquestions submitted from voters and citizens rather thanjournalists Slatecom (owned by the Washington Post)Yahoo and The Huffington Post (HuffingtonPostcom)hosted the first ever online-only presidential candidatemashup on Sept 12 2007 All Democratic candidatesagreed to participate in this event in which anyone couldsend questions via email podcast or video to The Huffin-gton Post with moderator Charlie Rose asking the candi-

Presidential Online ForumsSept 17 2007The Huffington Post Yahoo and Slatecom host first online-only presidential mashup

Nov 28 2007CNN and YouTube host Republican candidatesrsquo forum in Florida

Dec 7 2007Online National Presidential Caucus [httpwwwnationalcaucuscom]

MoveOnorgFuture townhall meetings [httppolmoveonorgtownhalliraqreport_backhtml]

Jan 1ndash2 2008MySpace Online Townhall Forums

Presidential CandidatesREPUBLICAN CANDIDATES(Declared as of August 2007)

Sam BrownbackRudy GiulianiMike HuckabeeDuncan HunterJohn McCainRon PaulMitt RomneyTom TancredoFred Thompson (Declared September 2007)

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES(Declared as of August 2007)

Joseph BidenHillary ClintonChristopher DoddJohn EdwardsMike GravelDennis KucinichBarack ObamaBill Richardson



dates questions from those submitted Responses will bevideoed and coded and then released to the public to makemashups of the candidates responses4 CNNndashYouTube hasalso convinced Republican candidates to participate intheir own version on Nov 28 2007 with The HuffingtonPost also working with Republican candidates to host apresidential online mashup too

While candidates use technology to raise money andinteract with voters mainstream media sites use it todeliver political news to a diverse and growing audiencethat often turns to alternative sources for political newsThe interplay between the candidates the mainstreampress citizensvoters and the Internet is making for a veryexciting dramatic real-time ldquoin your facerdquo presidentialcampaign Tracking presidential candidates campaignand election news fundraising news political strategiesdebates primaries successes and missteps mdash this is hap-pening more and more online

So what tools can you mdash the political junkie the tech-nology geek the concerned citizen mdash use to find outabout the current crop of presidential candidates totrack them to monitor political news campaign eventsdebates and the money pouring into campaign coffersTo help monitor the campaign we have put together acollection of tools and resources that can assist thoseinterested in learning more about the 2008 presidentialcampaign We begin with the candidates and how theyuse technology tools to present themselves to the votingpublic raise funds and hold campaign events and meet-ings (See Table 1 beginning on page 22) Next we lookat mainstream media online sites and how these sitescover and monitor the presidential campaign and itscandidates What tools are being used to bring newsblogs candidate videos user-generated videos picturesand other information about the candidates to the inter-ested and uninterested voting public Third we look ata select group of blogs that provides timely news com-mentary reports and debate on the candidates and thecampaigns Donrsquot have the time to wade through all theblogs and news sites Aggregator tools can help you findthe news you want We include a list of the really usefulaggregator tools that cover both mainstream press andmajor political blogs All of these tools mdash blogs videoaudio social networking sites etc mdash can help you inves-tigate candidates major issues and the solutions candi-dates offer to solve problems

As of August 2007 there were eight officially declaredRepublican candidates and at least one undeclared can-didate Though Fred Thompson had not officially declaredhimself a Republican candidate he had launched a ldquotest-ing the watersrdquo candidacy built largely around his Website (As we went to press Thompson had finally declaredin early September during an appearance on The TonightShow with Jay Leno) The Democrats had eight officially

declared candidates Unlike 4 years ago all the politicalcampaigns have embraced the use of technology to reachout to the public Today every candidate has a Web siteCompared to 4 years ago the online tools available to raisefunds reach out to the grass-roots and provide a voiceand channel of communication between candidates andvoters have improved dramatically At the YearlyKos Con-vention in Chicago the Democratic candidates were askedif they would appoint a White House blogger if elected allsaid yes5 The question let alone the response would havebeen unthinkable 4 years ago The Internet and the blo-gosphere together have energized the political debate

All the campaigns have Web sites and can take dona-tions up to the maximum of $2300 What tools and fea-tures are provided at these Web sites We have looked at thedifferent features and tools the candidates offer to support-ers volunteers and interested citizens First not all candi-dates have a blog On the Democratic side DennisKucinich and Mike Gravel were without blog (WOB) onthe Republican side Rudy Giuliani and Duncan Hunterwere also WOB Campaign blogs are authored by campaignstaffers and for the most part allow comments from thosewho register with the campaign By allowing commentsthe campaigns create an important dialogue between cam-paign staff individual bloggers and a broader communityof bloggers Opening the blogs to comments promotesdirect communication In another interesting develop-ment some campaigns allow supporters to create theirown blog space on the candidatersquos site John McCain offersthis feature on his site McCainSpace Hillary ClintonBarack Obama John Edwards Bill Richardson and Den-nis Kucinich also offer this tool Those who feel passion-ately about their politics have a direct line of communica-tion with the campaign

Social networking tools have been embraced by mostif not all candidates in one form or another The only can-didate not using social networking tools is Giuliani Linksto the major social networking sites (MySpace FacebookYouTube Meetup and Flickr) are all prominently dis-played on the main pages of candidate sites In the reportldquoElection 2008 Candidate Web Sites Propaganda orNewsrdquo the authors found that ldquosocial networking siteslikes MySpace (the most popular) Facebook YouTubeMeetup and Flickr facilitate interaction among peoplewho have something in common mdash in this case interestin a particular candidate Users who register on one ofthese sites can then lsquomeet and networkrsquo with any other reg-istered user including the presidential candidatesrdquo6 JohnEdwardsrsquos campaign site wins the award for the mostsocial networks mdash 23 I am not sure if this helps or hurtshim Social networking sites have to be kept fresh with newcontent (pictures videos and information about the can-didate and the campaign) Failure to do so sends a

(Text continued on page 36)


CANDIDATE WEB SITES AND FEATURES(Web sites surveyed July 28 ndash Aug 5 2007)

Democratic Party Candidates

Candidate Joseph Biden Hillary ClintonWeb Site httpwwwjoebidencomhome httpwwwhillaryclintoncomsplash=1

Blog httpblogjoebidencom Blog posts by Erin Medlicott not candidate

httpwwwhillaryclintoncomblog Blog posts by several people Also hasa section called ldquoFeatured Postsrdquo

Allows comments Yes Yes

Enables citizen-generated blog (start your ownblog)

No Yes Requires registration (name address email)httpconnecthillaryclintoncommyjspatype=user-blog

Enables citizen-generated forums No YesldquoJoinStart a Grouprdquo httpconnecthillaryclintoncomclubcategoryjspacategoryID=300000001

Calendar Public schedule Had not been updated since July 22 2007

ldquoFind an Eventrdquo mdash Search for an upcoming event by ZIP codehttpwwwhillaryclintoncomactioncentereventsc=3Also has a section on ldquoUpcoming Eventsrdquo with lists for specific days

Where is the candidate See above Yes

Fundraising Tools Yes Yes

Donations Yes Yes

Hold fundraising house parties Yes Yes ldquoPlan an Eventrdquo

Store No Yes httpwwwhillarystorecom

Grass-Roots Tools Yes Yes ldquoJoin Hillary Teamrdquo

Blog for candidate Yes Yes

Fundraising events Yes Yes HillRaiser Fundraising email set goals to raise money

Internships for undergraduate college students Yes No

Meetup door-to-door canvassing phone callsletter writing community events

Yes Meetup All

Voter registration No Yes httpwwwgovoteorg

News About the Campaign Yes Yes News available on campaign site Separate news site calledHillHubcom [httpwwwhillaryhubcom] includes In the News On the Blogs Latest Videos

News alerts Requires email address and ZIP code Yes front page of campaign site

Press releases Yes Yes httpwwwhillaryclintoncomnews

Speeches No Yes httpwwwhillaryclintoncomnewsspeech

On-Demand Access Yes Yes

Email alerts Yes Yes Requires email address and ZIP code

Search (can you search the site) No No

Mobilewireless alerts No Yes Updates on your cell phone Text ldquoJoinrdquo to 77007

RSS feeds Yes Yes

Podcasts No No

Social Networking Sites Yes Yes

Facebook httpwwwfacebookcompJoe_Biden621825112 httpwwwfacebookcomprofilephpid500069168amprefid=19

Flickr httpwwwflickrcomphotos70888802N00 No

MySpace httpwwwmyspacecombidenforpresident httpwwwmyspacecomhillaryclinton

YouTube httpwwwyoutubecomprofileuser=JoeBidendotcom httpyoutubecomhillaryclinton

Others No EONS httpcommunityeonscommembersprofilehillaryclinton

Multimedia Yes Yes

Audio No No

Video httpwwwjoebidencommultimediavideo Yes httpwwwhillaryclintoncomvideo

Photos httpwwwjoebidencommultimediaphotos Yes httpwwwhillaryclintoncommultimediaphotos27

Spanish Translation No Yes httpwwwhillaryclintoncomes

Table 1



Candidate Christopher Dodd John EdwardsWeb Site httpwwwchrisdoddcomhome httpjohnedwardscom

Blog httpwwwchrisdoddcomblog httpblogjohnedwardscomVideo Blog httpblogjohnedwardscomvideoblogPhoto Blog httpblogjohnedwardscomphotoblogAudio Blog httpblogjohnedwardscomaudioblog This has two sections Podium has posts from the campaign staff and Open Mic hasposts from supporters

Allows comments No Videos embedded in blog posts which are postedby Matt Browner-Hamlin

Yes Start your own Diary allows comments and submitting content to the blog

Enables citizen-generated blog (start your own blog)

No Yes Rather than calling it a blog the Edwards Campaign calls it ldquoDiariesrdquo FeaturedDiaries are from John Elizabeth and Cate Edwards ldquoRecommended Diariesrdquo are fromsupporters ldquoRecent Diariesrdquo appear to be older entries posted to individual diaries

Enables citizen-generated forums No See above

Calendar Yes Actual calendar httpwwwchrisdoddcomevents ldquoUpcoming Eventsrdquo [httpjohnedwardscomevents] has contact information onhow to attend event

Where is the candidate Has RSS feed for events Can also add the calendar toyour own iCalendar (looks like a little widget)

Lists where Edwards and his wife will be

Fundraising Tools Yes Form letter allows voters to craft their own message incontacting friends family and colleagues

Yes Create your own fundraising page Requires email address and ZIP code

Donations Yes Yes

Hold fundraising house parties No direct way to do this Not specifically mentioned but there are many ways to volunteer with this campaignfrom the traditional to the more technological

Store Dodd Mart [httpdoddmartcom] Official Edwards Store httpofficialedwardsstorecom

Grass-Roots Tools Yes ldquoJoin the Dodd Squadrdquo Yes Many ways to volunteer

Blog for candidate No Yes

Fundraising events Yes Yes Grass-roots fundraising mdash create your own page

Internships for undergraduate collegestudents

Yes Yes Bottom of home page has a link to Internshipshttpjohnedwardscomassetsdownloadssummer_internshipsThere is also a section ldquoYoung Americans for Edwardsrdquo[httpjohnedwardscomyafe] for teenagers to get involved in the campaign

Meetup door-to-door canvassingphone calls letter writing community events

Yes Can set up a personal donation page for emailingto friends family colleagues

Yes See ldquoTake Actionrdquo httpjohnedwardscomaction

Voter registration No The link is buried under ldquoYoung Americans for Edwardsrdquo [httpwwwdeclareyourselfcom]

News About the Campaign Yes Click on ldquoMediardquo Yes The site has news and blog posts on the front pageHeadlines httpjohnedwardscomnewsheadlines Press Releases httpjohnedwardscomnewspress-releases

News alerts Yes News Clips Yes

Press releases Yes Yes httpjohnedwardscomnewsheadlines

Speeches Yes Yes httpjohnedwardscomnewsspeeches

On-Demand Access Yes YesEmail alerts Yes Requires email address and ZIP code Yes Requires email address and ZIP code

Search No Site is searchable Blog is searchable and uses Technorati

Mobilewireless alerts No Yes Text messaging mdash ldquoTodayrdquo 30644 Form is also available

RSS feeds Yes Yes RSS Central [httpjohnedwardscomnewsrss] provides multiple RSS feeds

Podcasts No Yes

Social Networking Sites Yes Yes httpjohnedwardscomactionnetworking Edwards has a bunch (see below)Not sure if he is really able to use all of these to greatest advantage

Facebook httpwwwfacebookcompersonphpid=2873715532 httpfacebookcomprofilephpid=500070705

Flickr httpwwwflickrcomphotoschrisdodd httpflickrcompeopleforallofus

MySpace httpwwwmyspacecomsenatordodd httpmyspacecomjohnedwards

YouTube httpyoutubecomsenatordodd httpyoutubecomprofileuser=johnedwards Others US StreamTV httpustreamtvsenatordodd

Twitter httpwwwtwittercomchrisdodd 43Things delicious essembly gather partybuilder ning metacafe revver yahoo360deg bliptv CHBN vSocial tagworld collectivex bebo care2 hi5 xanga livejournal

Multimedia Yes Yes httpjohnedwardscommedia mdash audio video podcasts photos

Audio No Yes httpjohnedwardscommediaaudio

Video Yes DTV httpwwwchrisdoddcomdtv Yes httpjohnedwardscommediavideo

Photos No Scattered photos around site have to go to Flickr tosee photos

Yes httpjohnedwardscomphotos

Spanish Translation No There is a link to a single page of Spanish text but that is about it httpjohnedwardscomespanol



Candidate Mike Gravel Dennis KucinichWeb Site httpwwwgravel2008us httpwwwdennis4presidentcom

Archived site httpwww2kucinichus

Blog No No as of July 30 2007 but Web site being updated

Allows comments Yes section called Forums where supporters can post to theforum Requires registration

No

Enables citizen-generated blog (startyour own blog)

No Yes httpactiondennis4presidentcomblogmain Registrationrequired

Enables citizen-generated forums Yes Can submit new topics to the forumhttpwwwgravel2008usforum

Forum section [httpactiondennis4presidentcomforum] has beenset up for supporters Can also browse members and check profilesand interests

Calendar No Yes httpactiondennis4presidentcomeventmainAllows supporters to add an event to the schedule Old site also has a calendar httpwww2kucinichusschedule

Where is the candidate No Yes The schedule lists the campaign events Kucinich will participate in


Donations Yes httpwwwgravel2008usdonate Yes httpsservicesmyngpcomngponlineservicescontributionaspxX=aDlDFFT9TMGh0ghebdP6VkYKCfcT2fFNw

Hold fundraising house parties No Yes The Kucinich Campaign allows registered members to set up cam-paign events one of which is a house party

Store Yes httpwwwgravel2008usgravel-stuff Not on new site yes on old but not working when checked

Grass-Roots Tools Very minimal Yes

Blog for candidate Forum posts Yes can set up a blog for the candidate Forum options also available

Fundraising events No events listed Yes

Internships for undergraduate col-lege students

No Yes available on old site but buried Had to use the search option tofind information on internships httpwww2kucinichusinternship

Meetup door-to-door canvassingphone calls letter writing communityevents

No Volunteering opportunities are available but not well defined

Voter registration No No

News About the Campaign Yes httpwwwgravel2008uslinks_mikenews No not on the new site News available on the old sitehttpwww2kucinichusnews

News alerts Yes Requires email address name and ZIP code Yes Sign up for newsletter

Press releases Yes httpwwwgravel2008uspress Only on old site httpwww2kucinichuspress

Speeches No Old site only httpwww2kucinichushousefloorspeeches


Email alerts Yes Yes

Search Yes Yes

Mobilewireless alerts No Yes Must fill out form to receive text messages httpwwwtextkucinichus

RSS feeds Yes Single feed httpwwwgravel2008usrssfeeds No

Podcasts Yes video podcasts Subscribe via iTunes httpphobosapplecomWebObjectsMZStorewoawaviewPodcastid=253436001amps=143441c

No

Social Networking Sites Yes YouTube only

Facebook httpwwwfacebookcompersonphpid=2344438391 No

Flickr No No

MySpace httpmyspacecommikegravelforpresident No

YouTube httpwwwyoutubecomprofileuser=gravel2008 httpyoutubecomdenniskucinich

Others Act Blue httpssecureactbluecomentityfundraisers12513MeetUp httpdemocratmeetupcom1056Google Groups httpgroupsgooglecomgroupgravel2008hl=enVirb httpwwwvirbcommikegravel08 DFA Link httpwwwdfalinkcomgroupphpid=2246Second Life httpgovirtualforgravelwordpresscom20070529want-to-pay-us-a-visit-how-to-visit-sen-gravel-in-second-life

No

Multimedia Yes Yes

Audio No Links to House of Representative floor speeches

Video Yes Yes YouTube

Photos No Scattered throughout site

Spanish Translation No No



Candidate Barack Obama Bill RichardsonWeb Site httpwwwbarackobamacom httprichardsonforpresidentcomhome

Blog Yes httpwwwbarackobamacomblogAll blogs on site searchable including CommunityHeadquarters blog

Headquarters Blog httpactionrichardsonforpresidentcompagecommunitygroupHeadquarters



httpmybarackobamacompageuserloginsuccessurl=L3BhZ2UvZGFzaGJvYXJkL3ByaXZhdGU= Set up MyBarakObamacom Many tools available

Yes Requires registration Has an Action Center but it does not lookas if you can set up your blog on the site

Enables citizen-generated forums See above Start a Group This allows you to set up a group and a blog for posting

Calendar Yes Find an Event httpactionrichardsonforpresidentcompageeventsearch_simple

Where is the candidate Yes No calendar of candidatersquos schedule but can use ldquoFind an Eventrdquo tosee where the candidate and other events appear in your area


Donations Yes Yes

Hold fundraising house parties Volunteering opportunities available Yes as well as other volunteering opportunities

Store Yes httpstorebarackobamacom No

Grass-Roots Tools Yes Yes httpwwwrichardsonforpresidentcomaction_center


Fundraising events Yes Yes

Internships for undergraduate college students Yes httpmybarackobamacompagecontentcontact No


Yes Yes

Voter registration Yes httpwwwgovoteorg No

News About the Campaign Yes Yes

News alerts In the News Right on front page sign up for email alerts Yes

Press releases Yes httpwwwbarackobamacomnewsroom Yes

Speeches Yes httpwwwbarackobamacomspeeches Yes



Search No Only for blogs

Mobilewireless alerts Yes Text messages ndash txt go to Obama 62262 No

RSS feeds Multiple RSS feeds Yes

Podcasts Yes httporiginbarackobamacomtvpodcastsphp No


Facebook httpwwwfacebookcomprofilephpid=500055852amphiq=barack2Cobama

httpwwwfacebookcompersonphpid=2610375075

Flickr httpwwwflickrcomphotosbarackobamadotcom httpwwwflickrcomphotosrichardson_06

MySpace httpwwwmyspacecombarackobama httpwwwmyspacecomrichardsonforpresident

YouTube httpwwwyoutubecomprofileuser=BarackObamadotcom httpwwwyoutubecomprofileuser=Richardson4President

Others Party BuilderhttpwwwdemocratsorgpagedashboardpublicgFdZpEventful httpwwweventfulcombarackobama

Party BuilderhttpwwwdemocratsorgpagedashboardpublicgFKNL

Multimedia Yes Yes

Audio Yes httporiginbarackobamacomtvpodcastsphp No

Video Yes Barack TV httporiginbarackobamacomtv Yes httpwwwrichardsonforpresidentcommultimedia

Photos Yes httpwwwbarackobamacomphotos httpwwwrichardsonforpresidentcommultimediaphotos

Spanish Translation Yes httpwwwbarackobamacomespanol Yes httpwwwrichardsonparapresidentecom


Republican Party Candidates

Candidate Sam Brownback Rudy GiulianiWeb Site httpwwwbrownbackcomsHometabid127Defaultaspx httpwwwjoinrudy2008comindexphp

Blog httpwwwbrownbackercom No

Allows comments Yes No


No No Provides widgets to be used on your own blog (createdelsewhere)

Enables citizen-generated forums No No

Calendar No specific calendar but there is a section called ldquoOn the Roadrdquo thatprovides information on where the campaign is traveling Also underthe blog there is an events button where you can find out moreabout the candidatersquos schedule httpbrownbackercompage_id=4

No

Where is the candidate See above No


Donations Yes Yes

Hold fundraising house parties No Multiple ways to volunteer time

Store Yes httpwwwzazzlecomBrownback08 Yes httpwwwrudy2008storecom

Grass-Roots Tools Minimal Yes

Blog for candidate No Widget tools for your own blog

Fundraising events No Yes

Internships for undergraduate college students No No


Join ldquoTeam Brownbackrdquo Identify the coalitions you wish to belongto

ldquoJoin the Causerdquo


News About the Campaign Yes In the News On the Blogs On the Issues Featured No

News alerts Yes Yes

Press releases Yes httpwwwbrownbackcomsNewsRoomPressReleasestabid89Defaultaspx

Yes httpwwwjoinrudy2008comnewspr

Speeches No No



Search Yes No

Mobilewireless alerts No No

RSS feeds Only available on the blog httpbrownbackercomfeed=rss2 Yes Multiple RSS feeds available

Podcasts No No

Social Networking Sites Yes No

Facebook httpfranciscanfacebookcompersonphpid=2643600222 No

Flickr No No

MySpace httpwwwmyspacecomsambrownback No

YouTube httpwwwyoutubecomprofileuser=Brownback4President No

OthersMultimedia Yes Yes

Audio No No

Video Yes httpwwwbrownbackcomsNewsRoomVideotabid120Defaultaspx

Yes httpwwwjoinrudy2008comvideos

Photos Scattered throughout site Scattered throughout site




Candidate Mike Huckabee Duncan HunterWeb Site httpwwwmikehuckabeecom httpwwwgohunter08comindexasp

Blog httpwwwmikehuckabeecomindexcfmFuseAction=BlogsHome

No


Enables citizen-generated blog (start your own blog) No But if you already have a blog you can be added to the candidatersquos BlogRoll Can request an interview withHuckabee via your blog Campaign makes banners and buttons available for your blog

No


Calendar No Minimal Single entry of upcoming events

Where is the candidate No No

Fundraising Tools Yes Yes eLeader Program sets up fundraising goals

Donations Yes Yes Single donation or Monthly Donor program

Hold fundraising house parties Multiple ways to participate in campaign Multiple volunteering opportunities including hostingfundraiser

Store No No

Grass-Roots Tools Yes Yes

Blog for candidate No No

Fundraising events Yes Join ldquoTeam Huckabeerdquo Yes


Meetup door-to-door canvassing phone calls letterwriting community events

Welcomes grass-roots activity but not very prominently displayed

Yes


News About the Campaign Yes Yes ldquoIn the Newsrdquo

News alerts Yes Yes 60 Second Updates from the Campaign (audio)

Press releases Yes See Newsroom httpwwwmikehuckabeecomindexcfmFuseAction=NewsroomHome

Yes

Speeches Yes httpwwwmikehuckabeecomindexcfmFuseAction=NewsroomAudio

No



Search No No


RSS feeds Blog only No

Podcasts Yes Under Newsroom mdash Audio No


Facebook httpwwwfacebookcompersonphpid=2354372868 httpwwwfacebookcomloginphp

Flickr httpwwwflickrcomphotosmikehuckabee No

MySpace httpwwwmyspacecommikehuckabeeforpresident httpwwwmyspacecomduncanhunter

YouTube httpwwwyoutubecomprofileuser=explorehuckabee httpwwwyoutubecomprofileuser=gohuntergo

Others No No

Multimedia Yes Yes

Audio Yes Yes

Video Yes Yes

Photos Yes Scattered




Candidate John McCain Ron PaulWeb Site httpwwwjohnmccaincom httpwwwronpaul2008com

Blog httpwwwjohnmccaincomBlog Blogroll of selectedblogs provided

httpblogronpaul2008com


Enables citizen-generated blog (start your own blog) McCainSpace [httpwwwjohnmccaincomConnecting] Provides tools to create your Web site

No

Enables citizen-generated forums See above No

Calendar On the Trail httpwwwjohnmccaincomste httpeventfulcomcalendarsC0-001-000071019-7events

Where is the candidate Yes Yes


Donations Yes Yes

Hold fundraising house parties Sponsor a Tele-Town Meeting Yes httpwwwronpaul2008comget-involvedgrass-roots-member-hosted-events-house-parties

Store Yes httpssecuredonationreportcomproductlisthtml httpwwwcafepresscomRonPaul_2008


Blog for candidate Yes No



Meetup door-to-door canvassing phone calls letter writ-ing community events

Yes Yes httpronpaulmeetupcom


News About the Campaign Yes httpwwwjohnmccaincomInformingNews No

News alerts Yes Yes

Press releases YeshttpwwwjohnmccaincomInformingNewsPressReleases

No

Speeches Yes httpwwwjohnmccaincomInformingNewsSpeeches No



Search Yes No


RSS feeds Yes httpwwwjohnmccaincomBlogRssFeedListaspx Blog only

Podcasts No No


Facebook httpwwwfacebookcompersonphpid=2307258706 httpwwwfacebookcompRon_Paul732025404

Flickr No httpwwwflickrcomgroupsRonPaul2008

MySpace httpwwwmyspacecomjohnmccain httpwwwmyspacecomRonPaul2008

YouTube httpwwwyoutubecomjohnmccaindotcom httpwwwyoutubecomRonPaul2008dotcom

Others Eventful httpeventfulcomperformersP0-001-000016098-5demand

Digg httpdiggcomsearchs=22Ron+Paul22ampsubmit=Searchampsection=newsamptype=bothamparea=allampsort=most Eventful httpeventfulcomcalendarsC0-001-000071019-7events Meetupcom httpwwwronpaul2008comget-involved

Multimedia Yes httpwwwjohnmccaincomInformingMultimedia Yes

Audio Yes No

Video Yes Yes

Photos Scattered Scattered Link to Flickr




Candidate Mitt Romney Tom TancredoWeb Site httpwwwmittromneycomHomePage httpwwwteamtancredoorg

Blog Five Brothers Blog The Romney Campaign Blog [httpfivebrothersmittromneycom] features blogs from Mitt Romney wife Ann and their five sons

httpteamtancredotypepadcom


Enables citizen-generated blog (start your own blog) No but a Blogroll has many blogs No


Calendar Calendar of Events httpwwwmittromneycomNewsEventsindex

Meet Tom Near You List of campaign events



Donations Yes httpswwwmittromneycomcontributionform Yes

Hold fundraising house parties Join Team MittFundraising Opportunities [httpswwwmittromneycomFundraisingTools]

Join Team Tancredo No specific fundraising options

Store Yes httpwwwromneyshopcomcgi-binromneyshop Yes httpwwwteamtancredocomtancredo_storeasp


Blog for candidate Individual blog is part of the Blogroll No

Fundraising events httpswwwmittromneycomvolunteerform Yes



Yes Nothing specifically mentioned Contact via email and to findout what is available in your area


News About the Campaign MittWire httpswwwmittromneycomNewsindex Yes httpwwwteamtancredoorgtancredo_news_newsasp

News alerts Yes Yes

Press releases httpswwwmittromneycomNewsPress-Releasesindex Yes httpwwwteamtancredoorgtancredo_news_pressasp

Speeches httpswwwmittromneycomNewsSpeechesindex Yes httpwwwteamtancredoorgtancredo_meettom_speechasp



Search Yes No


RSS feeds Yes Yes ndash blog only

Podcasts No Yes ndash available on blog


Facebook httpwwwmittromneycomfacebook httpwwwfacebookcomprofilephpid=647005914

Flickr httpwwwflickrcomphotosmittromney No

MySpace httpwwwmyspacecommittromney httpwwwmyspacecomthomasgtancredo

YouTube httpwwwyoutubecommittromney httpwwwyoutubecomteamtancredo

Others No No

Multimedia Yes Yes

Audio No Yes

Video Yes MittTV httpswwwmittromneycomMitt-TVindex Yes TomTV httpwwwteamtancredoorgtancredo_tomtv_indexasp

Photos httpswwwmittromneycomNewsPhoto-Albumsindex No

Spanish Translation Yes httpswwwmittromneycomEspanolindex No



Candidate Fred Dalton ThompsonWeb Site httpwwwimwithfredcom

Blog Yes Campaign blog FredFile httpfredfileimwithfredcom

Allows comments Yes Requires registration to make comments

Enables citizen-generated blog (start your own blog) No

Enables citizen-generated forums No

Calendar No

Where is the candidate No

Fundraising Tools Yes

Donations Yes

Hold fundraising house parties Yes

Store No

Grass-Roots Tools Yes

Blog for candidate No

Fundraising events Yes

Internships for undergraduate college students No


Letter writing phone calls to talk radio

Voter registration Yes httpwwwimwithfredcomPublicProfileVoterRegaspx

News About the Campaign Yes

News alerts Yes

Press releases Yes

Speeches Yes

On-Demand Access Yes

Email alerts Yes

Search No

Mobilewireless alerts No

RSS feeds Yes httpwwwimwithfredcomFeedsRSSaspx

Podcasts FedCast (audio)

Social Networking Sites Yes

Facebook httpwwwfacebookcompersonphpid=2369087773

Flickr httpflickrcomphotos9313013N04

MySpace httpmyspacecomfreddthompson08

YouTube httpwwwyoutubecomprofileuser=freddthompson

Others Twitter httpwwwtwittercomfredthompsondelicious httpdeliciousfreddthompson

Multimedia Yes

Audio Yes FredCast httpwwwimwithfredcomFredCastFredCastSummaryaspx

Video Yes httpwwwimwithfredcomFredCastFredCastSummaryaspx

Photos Yes httpwwwimwithfredcomPhotoGalleryaspx

Spanish Translation No

All candidate photographs were taken from their individual Web sites


MAINSTREAM MEDIA Campaign 2008 News Sites ndash Web Features

(Web sites surveyed July 28 ndash Aug 5 2007)

News Organization CNN Politics and CNN Election Center 2008 CQ Politicscom URL httpwwwcnncomPOLITICS httpwwwcqpoliticscom

News Top political stories CQPoliticscom Headlines Breaking News

Contact reporter Reporter listed no contact email Yes Two ways to communicate with CQPolitics Directly to ContributingEditor Craig Crawford [ccrawfordcqcom] or click on the reporterrsquosname General email address and the title of the article will appear in thesubject line of the email (for Outlook)

Comments on news pieces No Yes

Share with community sites No Yes Bookmark this article on delicious or Newsvine

Email article Yes Yes

Tags Yes Yes

Blogs CNN PoliticalTicker [httppoliticaltickerblogscnncom] Provides latest politi-cal news Can also have a twice daily email sent on political news and events

CQPoliticscom is very much like a blog with posts in chronologicalorder Multiple reporters contributing to the site

Enable comments Yes Yes


From other blogs Yes Powered by Sphere Quick List of blogs as it relates to the different newsstories Clicking on a story will give you a bottom link to ldquoFrom Other Blogsrdquo

Yes Partnership with Craig Crawfordrsquos Trail Mix [httpwwwcrawfordslistcomblog]

Email alerts Yes twice daily updates Yes httpwwwcqcomcorpshowdopage=products_cqpolitics

Mobile alerts CNNcom has mobile options for multiple cellular phones Breaking NewsAlerts ndash Verizon only [httpwwwcnncommobile]

No

RSS feeds Yes httprsscnncomrsscnn_politicaltickerrss Yes httpwwwcqpoliticscomaboutrsshtml

Podcast feeds Race to 08 podcasts (main Politics page) Also has a video and podcastingpage httpwwwcnncomservicespodcasting

No

Video Yes httpwwwcnncomvideopolitics No

Customization Yes Yes

Search the site Yes (powered by Google) Options Search the Web (default) Search CNNSearch Video

Yes

News Search CNN (news) Yes Limited to CQPoliticscom

Blogs No way to search blogs Includes Craig Crawfordrsquos Trail Mix

Video Yes No

Podcasts No No

Audio and Video Features Yes No

Podcasts Yes No

Streaming video mdash live video Yes available on mobile No

Video Yes No

Tools Yes CNN Election Center 2008 [httpwwwcnncomELECTION2008]Separate section from the main CNN Politics page

Yes

Election Guide mdash Candidates Yes httpwwwcnncomELECTION2008candidates Provides informationabout the candidates Bio Career and Other Facts Also provides MoneyPolls Supporters and Advisors (source FEC)

Yes httpwwwcqpoliticscompresidential_candidateshtml

Tracking money for candidates Yes httpwwwcnncomELECTION2008moneydemshtmlhttpwwwcnncomELECTION2008moneygophtml Also provides MoneyRaised Money Spent Total as well as money raised and spent by theRepublican and Democratic National committees

Direct Link to CQrsquos Moneyline httpmoneylinecqcompmlhomedo

Issues Yes Section on issues such as abortion immigration Iaq same-sex marriage Social Security taxes httpwwwcnncomELECTION2008issuesissuesabortionhtml

No

Presidential debates Yes httpwwwcnncomELECTION2008debates Includes dates and timesalong with Scorecard Analysis Audience Questions Behind the ScenesMoney Debate Downloads States to watch and Debate Transcripts

Yes httpwwwcqpoliticscom2008_timelinehtml

Calendar No No

Primaries and maps Path to the Presidency httpwwwcnncomELECTION2008pathpresidency Yes httpwwwcqpoliticscom2008_timelinehtml

Polls and surveys Yes No

States to watch Yes httpwwwcnncomELECTION2008statesiowahtml No

Scorecard CNNYouTube debate Provides users to rate the candidates in the debatehttpwwwcnncomELECTION2008debatesscorecardyoutubedebate

No

Table 2


News Organization MSNBC Politics Politics Powered by NBC News and National Journal [httpelectionnationaljournalcom]

NYTimes Politics

URL httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid3032553 httpwwwnytimescompagespoliticsindexhtml

News Headlines Can be sorted by Importance Title Date and Source Latest news

Contact reporter No Yes Click on the reporterrsquos name Page will list other articles writtenby reporter Form provided to email reporter

Comments on news pieces No No

Share with community sites No Yes Digg Facebook Newsvine


Tags No No (tag cloud on side bar)

Blogs Bloglike First Read is NBC News analysis of the dayrsquos political news[httpfirstreadmsnbcmsncom] Not called a blog

Yes The Caucus mdash Political Blogging from The New York Times [httpthecaucusblogsnytimescom] Video embedded directly in blog posts


On-Demand Access Yes RSS httpthecaucusblogsnytimescomrss2xml Atom httpthecaucusblogsnytimescomatomxml

From other blogs No List of links to political links Links to MSNBCrsquos other blogs NYTimes Blogroll general political blogs Election 2008 political blogscampaign cash

Email alerts Yes httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid7422971 Yes To sign up for political email news click on a political story Topright of page will allow you to sign up for daily email alerts of topnews stories

Mobile alerts Mobile access for all of MSNBC News not limited to political newshttpwwwmsnbcmsncomid16192026

No

RSS feeds Yes Multiple options for political news via RSS [httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid5216556page=2ampPolitics] RSS feed also available forFirstRead Blog [httpfirstreadmsnbcmsncom]

Yes General RSS feeds Washington RSS feed for blog

Podcast feeds Yes Podcasts are available No one specifically identified as politicalhttpwwwmsnbcmsncomid8132577

Many podcasts None completely focused on election 2008httpwwwnytimescomrefmultimediapodcastshtml

Video Yes Video is available for the different shows on NBChttpwwwmsnbcmsncomid3032553

Yes Dispersed throughout the site in both the news section and in the blog


Search the site Yes Search is available for MSNBC and for Web Yes Search All of NYTimes

News Search available for MSNBC and the different shows on MSNBC Search US

Blogs Search is available on FirstRead Can search the blog the Web or MSNBC

Search the blog

Video Video is browsable Browseable video collection arranged by topic [httpvideoonnytimescomindexjsp] Election 2008 Campaign Ad Candidates

Podcasts No No

Audio and Video Features Yes Yes

Podcasts Yes Podcasts available but not searchable

Streaming video mdash live video No No

Video Yes Yes

Tools Yes Yes

Election Guide mdash Candidates Yes Page down to see the list [httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid18970417] for news stories biographical information video on the issues

Yes Links to who is running and links to candidate profileshttpwwwnytimescomrefuspolitics2008candidateshtml

Tracking money for candidates No Yes httpwwwnytimescomrefuspolitics2008_EG_FINANCEShtml Includes links to candidates and an interactive mapshowing where the money is coming from based on demographicinformation (source FEC)

Issues Critical Issues Critical Races Links to Chris Matthewsrsquo BlogHardblogger httphardbloggermsnbcmsncom

Yes Iraq[httpwwwnytimescomrefuspoliticsIRAQPOSITIONShtml]healthcare [httpwwwnytimescomrefuspoliticsHEALTH_POSI-TIONS_2html] abortion [httpwwwnytimescomrefwashingtonABORTIONPOSITIONShtml] immigration [httpwwwnytimescomrefwashingtonIMMIGRATIONPOSITIONShtml]

Presidential debates Yes httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid18296908 No

Calendar Yes httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid14708421 Yes Limited weekly schedule httpwwwnytimescomrefuspolitics2008-scheduleshtml

Primaries and maps Minimal listing of primaries No maps corresponding to where primaries to be held or when

No

Polls and surveys Yes Wall Street Journal polls available by date (pdf) Yes New York Times Pollshttpwwwnytimescomrefuspolls_indexhtml

States to watch No No

Scorecard Yes Rating the Candidates httpwwwmsnbcmsncomid12304248 No

Miscellaneous MSNBC News on your desktop ndash Yahoo Widgethttpwidgetsyahoocomgalleryviewphpwidget=40663

Politics NavigatorhttpwwwnytimescomrefpoliticsPOLI_NAVIhtml news fromCongressional Quarterly


News Organization Politicocom USA Today Politics

URL Main Page httpwwwpoliticocom Election 2008 Page httpwwwpoliticocompolitics08

Campaign 2008 httpwwwusatodaycomnewspoliticsdefaulthtm

News Yes Yes

Contact reporter Yes Click on reporterrsquos name Your email is required to con-tact reporter

No Most of the stories are from AP

Comments on news pieces Yes Yes

Share with community sites Yes Digg delicious Technorati Reddit RecommendationTool

Yes Digg delicious Newsvine Reddit Facebook


Tags No Yes

Blogs Yes Dems 08 mdash Ben Smithrsquos Blog [httpwwwpoliticocomblogsbensmith] Provides Smithrsquos blogroll of favoritepolitical blogs Republicans 08 mdash Jonathan Martinrsquos Blog[httpwwwpoliticocomblogsjonathanmartin] ProvidesMartinrsquos favorite political blogs

Yes On Politics httpblogsusatodaycomonpolitics

Enable comments Yes Share blog posts Digg This delicious Reddit YahooFacebook Google Technorati

Yes

On-Demand Access Yes RSS feeds for individual blogs Ben Smithrsquos Blog[httpwwwpoliticocomrssbensmithxml] JonathanMartinrsquos Blog[httpwwwpoliticocomrssjonathanmartinxml]

Yes Election 2008 RSS Feed [httpaspusatodaycommarketingrssrsstransaspxfeedId=news26] Washington Feed [httpaspusatodaycommarketingrssrsstransaspxfeedId=news3] Subscribe to On Politics (blog)feed httpaspusatodaycommarketingrssrsstransaspxfeedId=news25

From other blogs Politicorsquos map of the political blogosphere [httpwwwpoliticocomblogosphere] Top stories from partnersIncludes blogs and mainstream media

Yes Headlines from Politicocom and from Across the Web which givesselected list of blogs and mainstream news on Election 2008 Read the edi-tors selection of feeds or make your own selections

Email alerts Yes General Politico news Scroll to bottom of pagehttpdynpoliticocomlogincfm Sign up for email fromJonathan Martinrsquos Blog [httpwwwpoliticocomblogsjonathanmartin] and Ben Smithrsquos Blog[httpwwwpoliticocomblogsbensmith]

General email alerts not specifically for politics

Mobile alerts Yes Daily Digest for your PDA Yes General httpwwwusatodaycommobileindexhtmPOE=FOOTER

RSS feeds Yes General httpwwwpoliticocomrss Yes Multiple RSS feeds

Podcast feeds No No

Video Yes Politico and user-generated videos Yes httpusatodayfeedroomcomindexjspfr_chl=a93b9f5b1b99429de82a966023114bf83e1917c0

Customization Yes MyPolitico Profile Requires registration Yes

Search the site Yes Search entire site Yes Search USA Today political news and Web (search powered by Yahoo)

News See above Latest news archives

Blogs Yes Can search specific blogs No

Video Browseable collection of videos and user-generated videoBrowseable collection of photographs

Search photos and videos RSS feed for videos httppublic-xmlfeedroomcompublic_rssusatodaytv_feedshtml

Podcasts No No

Audio and Video Features Video and live chat Yes

Podcasts No No

Streaming video mdash live video Live chat discussions No

Video Yes Yes

Tools Yes Yes

Election Guide mdash Candidates Yes Republication Candidates httpwwwpoliticocomcandidates2008gopcandidatesmitt_romney_candidatehtmlDemocratic Candidates httpwwwpoliticocomcandidates2008demcandidatesjoe_biden_candidatehtml

List of candidates Click on drop-down list for candidates Provides a candi-date timeline

Tracking money for candidates No NoIssues No Issues covered in articles No Includes stories photos and videos of candidates

Presidential debates No No

Calendar Yes httpwwwpoliticocomcampaigncalendarindexhtml NoPrimaries and maps Yes httpwwwpoliticocomcampaigncalendarindexhtml NoPolls and surveys Yes RealClearPolitics Dems [httpwwwrealclearpoliticscom

epolls2008presidentusdemocratic_presidential_nomination-191html] GOP [httpwwwrealclearpoliticscomepolls2008presidentusrepublican_presidential_nomination-192html]

No

States to watch No NoScorecard No NoMiscellaneous Political 08 links include The Living Room Candidate

RealClearPolitics Politics1 Federal Election CommissionTaegan Goddardrsquos Political Wire Pew Research TalkingPoints Memo Election Law Blog The Campaign Finance Institute


News Organization Wall Street Journal Politics Washington Post Politics

URL Politics and Policy httponlinewsjcompage2_0008htmlElection 2008 httponlinewsjcompublicpageelection2008htmlRequires subscription

Main politics page httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-dyncontentpolitics Election 2008 httpprojectswashingtonpostcom2008-presidential-candidatesnid=roll_08campaignElections httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-dyncontentpoliticselections

News Yes Yes

Contact reporter Yes Email address for reporter is provided Yes Form provided to contact reporterComments on news pieces No Yes

Share with community sites Related articles and blogs (powered by Sphere) Question of the Day

Yes Digg delicious Reddit Facebook Google Yahoo


Tags No No

Blogs Yes Washington Wire httpblogswsjcomwashwire Tags included

Yes The Trail a Daily Diary of Campaign 2008 httpblogwashingtonpostcomthe-trail

Enable comments Yes Share Facebook delicious Digg YesOn-Demand Access Yes Politics and Policy [httponlinewsjcomxmlrss3_7087xml]

Washington Wire RSS Feed [httpblogswsjcomwashwirefeed]Yes RSS feed for blog httpblogwashingtonpostcomthe-trailindexxml

From other blogs Yes Links to other blogs that have posted on this topic or on thisarticle (powered by Sphere)

Yes Best of the Web RealClearPolitics Washington Wire WSJNewsweekcom The Gaggle

Email alerts No Yes Political news and analysis Federal Insider breaking news alerts

Mobile alerts Mobile services are provided httpmobilewsjcom Yes httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-srvcontentsdeviceshtmPolitics Alerts Up to 7 alerts per week The best and latest in poli-tics news from The Post Text POLITICS to WPOST (97678)

RSS feeds Yes Yes Multiple RSS feeds httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-dynrssindexhtml

Podcast feeds Yes Yes httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-srvmmediapodcastfronthtm Specific political podcast availablehttpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-srvmmediap3podcastxml

Video No Yes Video podcasts availablehttpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-srvmmediapodcastfronthtm


Search the site Yes Yes search politics

News Yes Search news

Blogs Yes Use general search

Video No Use general search

Podcasts Yes Use general search

Audio and Video Features Yes Use general search



Video Yes Yes

Tools Yes Yes

Election Guide mdash Candidates Yes Candidate sites Yes httpprojectswashingtonpostcom2008-presidential-candidates

Tracking money for candidates Yes The Money Race 2008 Presidential Donor Databasehttponlinewsjcompublicresourcesdocumentsinfo-donors07htmls=90210ampk=ZIP_CODEampc=allampn=50ampq=all

Yes httpprojectswashingtonpostcom2008-presidential-candidatesfinance2007q2 Browse totals by candidate report state

Issues No No

Presidential debates No See calendar

Calendar Yes Link to Washington Postcom httpprojectswashingtonpostcom2008-presidential-candidatestracker

Yes httpprojectswashingtonpostcom2008-presidential-candidatestracker Browse events by candidate date state RSS feeds

Primaries and maps Link to Washingtonpostcom httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-srvpoliticsinteractivescampaign08primaries

Yes httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-dyncontentgraphic20070316GR2007031600173html

Polls and surveys Yes Yes httpwwwwashingtonpostcomwp-dyncontentpoliticspolls


Scorecard Yes No


Blog Daily Kos The Huffington Post Talking Points Memo

URL httpwwwdailykoscom httpwwwhuffingtonpostcom httpwwwtalkingpointsmemocom

Founder Markos Moulitsas Zuacuteniga Arianna Huffington is the co-founder and editor inchief of The Huffington Post

Joshua Micah Marshall

Description Started in 2002 One of the most important progres-siveliberal blogs in the political blogosphere Veryactive with a cast of writers YearlyKos is the annualconference that has gained mainstream notice Thisyearrsquos conference was held in Chicago and all butone of the Democratic presidential candidatesattended [httpwwwyearlykosconventionorg]

The Huffington Post was launched in 2005 and hasbecome a popular site for news and opinion onpolitical news and events Many guest contributorsto the site never a dull moment from this site

Talking Points Memo is the flagship blog of TPMMedia LLC which also published TPMmuckrakerTPM Election Central and TPMCafe Josh Marshallbegan publishing Talking Points Memo in November2000 during the Florida recount TPM launched its second site TPMCafecom in 2005 andTPMuckrakercom and TPM Election Central in 2006[httpwwwtalkingpointsmemocomaboutphp]

Political Blogs(Blogs surveyed July 28 ndash Aug 5 2007)

Blog Andrew Sullivan ndash The Daily Dish Instapunditcom Patrick Ruffinicom

URL httpwwwandrewsullivancom httpwwwinstapunditcom httpwwwpatrickruffinicom

Founder Andrew Sullivan started this blog in 2000 andteamed with Atlantic Monthly in February2007 to post daily on a wide range of topics

Site is run by University of Tennessee law professor Glen Reynolds His chief interest isthe intersection between technology and individual liberty

Patrick Ruffini runs this blog

Description Thoughtful and interesting blog from a conservative perspective Includes some commentary and links to news sites articlesand other blogs

I like this blog Reynolds does not concentratesolely on politics but you will get a daily dose ofpolitical news and links to news articles reportsand surveys

Ruffini has been actively involved in Republican politics and wasthe e-campaign director at the Republican National Committeefrom 2005 to 2007 He was responsible for overseeing the partyrsquos online strategy for the 2006 election cycle His site is a combination of links to blogs news sites candidate news and his own commentary on topics of interest

Name Memeorandumcom Teagan Goddardrsquos Political Wire RealClearPoliticscom

URL httpwwwmemeorandumcom httpwwwpoliticalwirecom httpwwwrealclearpoliticscom

Who Runs the Site Gabe Riveria Taegan D Goddard is the creator of PoliticalWire a political column updated around the clockwith interesting news buzz and commentary

Founded in 2000 by John McIntyre and TomBevan Publishes commentary news and pollingdata and provides tools and resources from aroundthe political blogosphere and mainstream media

Description This is one of my favorite aggregator sites Itrefreshes every 5 minutes posting new newsfrom blogs and mainstream media Riveria set upthis site in 2005 because he was having a hardtime tracking blog posts on political topics If youhave only a few minutes to check up on politicalnews via the blogosphere this is the place to go

This is also one of the sites that offers a reallynice collection of breaking news and news onRepublicans (Wingers) and Democrats (SouthPaws) Links to polling data is also provided

RealClearPolitics is another aggregator site thatcan help you filter through blogs mainstreammedia and other less-well-known sites

Aggregator Tools and Blogs

Blog PrezVidcom TechPresidentcom

URL httpwwwprezvidcom httpwwwtechpresidentcom

Who Runs the Site Jeff Jarvis and Peter Hauck run the site TechPresident was started by Andrew Rasiej and Micah Sifry as a newgroup blog that covers how the 2008 presidential candidates are using the Web and how content generated by voters is affecting the campaign

Description Jarvis and Hauck are interested in the role video can play in the upcomingpresidential election Jarvis firmly believes that video and YouTube can beimportant communication resources for both presidential candidates and forvoters and citizens who want to participate in the election by making theirquestions heard

The site provides commentary links to news and blogs The list of contributorsis clearly a whorsquos who of bloggers who have participated in the 2004 and2006 campaigns In the spirit of welcoming opposing viewpoints and opinions TechPresidentcom is one of those sites where thoughtfuldiscourse and thoughtful debate happens Completely and totally refreshing

TechnologyPolitical Blogs

Table 3

Table 4

Table 5

message to ldquofriendsrdquo that the candidates cannot afford thetime or resources or the site isnrsquot very active It remains tobe seen if the social networking tools will have an impacton the primaries and the general election but ldquopresum-ably social networking creates enthusiasm drives trafficand might translate into both fundraising and votes Intheory it might be particularly helpful in caucus statessuch as Iowa where getting someone to actually turn outinvolves more than just going to a polling place for a fewminutes to cast a quick voterdquo7

In terms of grass-roots activity the campaigns providea quick way to donate money and other tools to helpdevelop community involvement Some campaigns pro-vide tools to host fundraisers and house parties othersprovide email form letters for supporters to send out Oneunderrepresented feature is helping citizens sign up tovote Three Democrats (Clinton Edwards and Obama)provide a link for registering to vote on the Republicanside only Fred Thompson has a register to vote link Thisseems like a no-brainer but most of the candidates mdashRepublican and Democrat mdash clearly give it low priority Interms of fundraising several of the campaigns provide aldquobuild your ownrdquo fundraising campaign with goals Con-tributors agree to raise money on behalf of the candidateset their own goals and watch their progress right on thecampaign site This is a powerful motivator

The top Democratic candidates appear to be doing wellwith the new tools According to Hitwisecom [httpwwwhitwisecompolitical-data-centerkey-candidatesphp] a service that tracks the surfing behavior of 10 mil-lion Americans across 1 million sites ldquoonline interest inDemocrats is way ahead of the Republicans For examplefor the week ended Aug 4 the Democrats drew a whop-ping 66 percent of all the traffic to candidate websitesrdquo8

Democratic candidates are raising record sums of moneyonline and signing up thousands via social networkingsites In early August Barack Obama ldquoled the pack hellip with

about 122000 Facebook contacts mdash more than twice thecombined total of all the Republican candidates com-bined mdash and more than 158000 MySpace friendsrdquo9 Interms of raising money the Democrats appear to be win-ning at this as well ldquomall contributions via the Internethave given Obama who is the fundraising leader andEdwards about one-third of their funding Candidates pre-fer small donors (usually defined as those giving less than$200) because they can be tapped repeatedly without vio-lating giving limits

The tools are available how well the candidates usethem incorporate them and embrace them mdash only timewill tell Democratic consultant Zack Exley hit the nail onthe head when he remarked ldquoOnline politics will not reachits potential until overall campaign strategy is planned withthe Internet in mindrdquo Likewise Patrick Ruffini the formeronline strategist for the Republican National Committeeand Webmaster for the 2004 Bush-Cheney campaign putit this way ldquoThe campaign manager should be the Inter-net director and understand the Internet as the essentialplatform for communicationrdquo10 By 2012 the Internet willbe so essential and mainstream to presidential politics itprobably wonrsquot even warrant an article like this

Mainstream Media and thePresidential Campaign

These days mainstream media faces attacks from manydirections In its ldquoState of the News Media 2007rdquo the Pro-ject for Excellence in Journalism found that newspaperswere suffering from declining circulation flat revenuesdropping earnings and deep newsroom cuts and layoffs11

Television news also has suffered from a declining audi-ence and cable news ldquois beginning to lose its claim as theprimary destination for what was once its main appealnews on demandrdquo12 To top it off a recent Pew ResearchCenter poll found that the American public has a negativeview of the press Many Americans criticize the press ldquoforpolitical bias inaccuracy and failing to acknowledge mis-takesrdquo The Pew Research Center poll also found thatldquosome of the harshest indictments of the press now comefrom the growing segment that relies on the Internet as itsmain source for national and international newsrdquo In factthe poll found that ldquoas many as 38 of those who relymostly on the Internet for news say they have an unfavor-able opinion of cable news networks such as CNN FoxNews Channel and MSNBC compared with 25 of thepublic overall and just 17 of television news viewersrdquo13

Coupled with the decline in readership of newspapers themedia has taken a hit in both its pocketbook and its cred-ibility Ouch

The only bright spot it would appear is the Internet andonline news News organizations are moving the focustowards online and instant news Online news sites have

You can track the top presidential candidates on Hitwisecom



(Text continued from page 21)



begun offering a whole range of tools mdash RSS feeds pod-casts online video etc But even with these cool new bellsand whistles ldquoit is not clear if the Web will ever makeenough money to support journalism as we know it inprintrdquo14 The Project for Excellence has identified one ofthe main criticisms of digital journalism as the failure ofnews sites to really tap into the power and depth of the Webmdash ldquoto enrich coverage by offering links to original docu-ments background material additional coverage andmorerdquo15 However I think that with the upcoming presi-dential election we will see a change mdash we already haveThe online news sites are trying to reach out to those whospend most of their time on the Internet by offering use-ful interesting fun and dynamic tools for the presidentialcampaign These sites are trying to stay relevant andimportant for this campaign and in so doing have begunoffering some pretty amazing Internet resources ones thatshould appeal to just about any politicalnews junkie

On July 23 2007 CNN and YouTube teamed to hold thefirst ever presidential debate in which Democratic candi-dates were asked questions by YouTubers questions sub-mitted via video (CNNndashYouTube questions for Democra-tic Candidates [httpyoutubecomdemocraticdebate])The Republican version of the CNNndashYouTube debate istentatively scheduled for Nov 28 2007 Questions for theRepublican debate are also available [httpyoutubecomrepublicandebate] Many bloggers and politicalobservers hailed this first attempt at a video debate as aninnovative and creative use of technology and online videoto give ldquoreal peoplerdquo all over the country (well all over theNet) to ask presidential candidates their questions Thedebates were televised CNN has made the complete tran-script available [httpwwwcnncom2007POLITICS0723debatetranscriptindexhtml and httpwwwcnncom2007POLITICS0723debatetranscriptpart2indexhtml] CNN and YouTube have also agreed as have ABCand NBC to allow the video footage to be used bloggedremixed and posted on the Internet16 What does thismean As Greg Sterling blogged ldquo[T]his debate and therelated videos and commentary will have a long afterlifethat political debates have not had historically Archivingof these questions and responses will allow millions ofpeople who didnrsquot tune in to watch CNN to see the videoWersquove entered the era of lsquodebates on demandrsquordquo17

Not to be left out The Huffington Post teamed withYahoo and Slatecom to host the first ever online-onlypresidential candidate mashup The event was scheduledfor Sept 12 2007 with moderator Charlie Rose All theDemocratic candidates have agreed to participate ARepublican candidate mashup is in the planning for Nov28 After the debates the videos will be coded and madeavailable on the Net18

These are some of the offerings mainstream media isserving up for viewers political supporters candidates

and the voting public What else is mainstream mediadoing to be relevant and useful in this upcoming presi-dential election of 2008 We have chosen eight news sites(CNNcom CQPoliticscom MSNBCcom NYTimescomPoliticocom USATodaycom WSJcom and Washington-postcom) to examine the tools offered in the daily cover-age of the presidential campaigns (See Table 2 beginningon page 31) How well do the mainstream sites providenews interactive tools (comments to the reporters com-ments on news blogs) sharing tools (Digg NewsvineFacebook delicious) email mobile and RSS alerts andelection guide tools mdash information about the candidates(biographical information careers) candidate fundrais-ing activities campaign issues calendar of scheduledevents and polls and surveys of the candidates

FindingsAll of the news organization sites listed use what the

Internet has to offer by providing their own blogs ondemand resources (RSS feeds podcasts email and mobilealerts) and lots and lots of video CQPoliticscomNYTimescom Politicocom WSJcom and Washington-postcom let readers contact reporters with questions orcomments some (CQPoliticscom Politicocom USATo-daycom and Washingtonpostcom) allow comments onregular news pieces mdash not just blog entries All the sitesprovide RSS feeds for both news and blog posts and fiveof the eight offer podcasts of the campaign The reallyinteresting and useful tools come in the form of the elec-tion guides The Washingtonpostcom has ldquoCampaignTrackerrdquo mdash a mashup up of the candidatesrsquo official sched-ules and Google Maps [httpprojectswashingtonpostcom2008-presidential-candidatestracker] Money andfundraising dominate the news both The New York Timesand The Wall Street Journal have provided innovative tools

Politicocomrsquos Politics rsquo08 also has extensive information on thepresidential candidates



to chart the fundraising race The New York Times shows amap of the US for each candidate and the amount ofmoney raised for each candidate by ZIP code An interac-tive time line (a slider) shows where the candidate hasraised money across the US [httpwwwnytimescomrefuspolitics2008_EG_FINANCEShtml] The WallStreet Journal has its own 2008 Money Race that providesa chart of the money raised by some of the candidates themoney spent and cash on hand [httponlinewsjcompagepolitics_policyhtmlmod=2_0008] Combine thistool with its ldquoCandidate Scorecardrdquo an interactive tool thatpresents the candidates the money they have raised anda timeline of significant events relevant to each campaign

If you really want to track the money race take a lookat CQrsquos Moneylinecom [httpmoneylinecqcompmlhomedo] and The Center for Responsible Politics OpenSecretsorg [httpwwwopensecretsorg] Both use Fed-eral Election Commission (FEC) data but in different andcreative ways Polling data is also provided by CNNcomMSNBCcom NYTimescom Politicocom WSJcom andWashingtonpostcom

I expect that you will see mainstream news sites usingmore and more user-generated mashups videos pic-tures and audio incorporated into the very fabric ofonline news sites The interested public is using thesetools and the news sites which take advantage of theseresources will be the place to go This is what mainstreammedia wants and needs

Political BlogsYou know blogs have come a long way when all the

Democratic candidates agree that if elected they will havean official White House blogger Political blogs are increas-ingly an important staple for finding sharing learningand reporting on political news Out of all the many polit-ical blogs we have selected links to a few (both conserva-tive and liberal) to get you started (See Table 3 on page35) Probably the best known of the political blogs is Dai-lyKoscom started by Markos Moulitsas Zuacuteniga in 2002Daily Kos is the top-rated political blog in NZ Bearrsquos theTruth Laid Bear Blogosphere Ecosystem averaging morethan 500000 visitors a day [httptruthlaidbearcomshowdetailsphphost=httpdailykoscom] It ranksnumber three in Hitwisersquos Top Ten Political Web sites[httpwwwhitwisecompolitical-data-center] This lib-eralprogressive blog shows its partisan nature clearlyDepending on the way you see the world you might likeor dislike its view points but make no mistake this blogalong with its followers has had a tremendous impact onpolitical discourse political blogging and the rising ldquonet-rootsrdquo movement YearlyKos held its second conventionin Chicago this year and all the Democratic candidatessave one attended and participated in the event

Talking Points Memo (TPM) run by Josh Marshall isa one of the most useful and interesting political blogsIt combines news blog posts investigative reportingand campaign news Though campaign news abounds atthe main site Marshall has provided TPM CampaignCentral for news about the political campaigns (If youwant more investigative reporting check out TPM Muck-raker Marshall led the political blogosphere and themainstream media with his reporting on the firing of theUS attorneys)19

I particularly like (and highly recommend) PatrickRuffinirsquos political blog [httpwwwpatrickruffinicom]where he combines both blog posts and links to blogs andnews stories I find Ruffinirsquos posts thoughtful and insight-ful for his take on the Republican and Democratic cam-paigns and their use of technology His passion for poli-tics is refreshing and his commentary is valuable Checkout his ldquo2008 Presidential Wirerdquo [httpwwwpatrickruffinicom2008wire] He has done a great job of provid-ing a single place for political news

Aggregator ToolsFollowing the candidates the campaigns the money

race the issues the debates the primaries etc can be adaunting task Three aggregator tools have become essen-tial when tracking political candidates news blog newstranscripts documents videos and polling data Meme-orandum Teagan Goddardrsquos Political Wire and RealClear-Politics (RCP) are valuable tools (See Table 4 on page 35)Each one has something useful to offer Political Wire haspolitical news divided into three categories mdash ldquoBreakingNewsrdquo ldquoSouthpawsrdquo and ldquoWingersrdquo and Goddard offerslinks to all the major polls and surveys Memeorandumhas links to both blogs and mainstream news updatesevery 5 minutes and covers political news from bloggersto experts to mainstream news sites RCP provides links toboth blogs and mainstream news as well as editorials andcommentary mdash all in one place RCP also provides its ownup-to-date polling information and data No doubt apolitical junkiersquos ldquodied and gone to heavenrdquo set of tools

TechnologyElection 2008 Blogs

Two important blogs cover the technology of politicsspecifically mdash TechPresidentcom and Prezvidcom (SeeTable 5 on page 35) TechPresidentcom started by AndrewRasiej and Micah Sifry is a ldquonew group blog that covershow the 2008 presidential candidates are using the Weband vice versa how content generated by voters is affect-ing the campaignrdquo20 Prezvidcom launched by Jeff Jarvisand Peter Hauck tracks the 2008 presidential campaignsthrough the use of online video and YouTube They plan



to use PrezVid to showcase the ldquovideos we think that mat-ter mdash from candidates from citizens and from remixersWe will look at how Internet video affects the campaignand the countryrdquo21 Together these two blogs provide avaluable and essential window to how the campaigns usetechnology The commentary challenges some prettybasic assumptions provides stimulating discussion andidentifies new innovative and creative technologies usedby the campaigns the mainstream media the blogos-phere and those individuals and organizations creatinguseful tools to monitor and track the upcoming electionIf nothing else you will see how innovation creativity andpassion play out in this upcoming presidential election


The presidential election of 2008 will be the first trueldquoInternet electionrdquo Tools resources mainstream mediasites blogs Web sites mashups video podcasts onlinedebates and social networking sites are all available forthe interested citizen to learn as much as they can aboutthe individuals running for president their philoso-phies and vision the problems they see and the solu-tions they offer After all is said and done we the vot-ing public have the responsibility to cast our vote forthat candidate who seems best suited to the difficultand exciting task of leading the nation through chal-lenging and increasing complex situations The tech-nology tools can help us identify our next president mdashuse them embrace them and then make your choicewhen you have the chance

Future articles in this series will cover nonpresidentialcampaigns political issues and other aspects of the tech-nological revolution in American politics

Endnotes

1 ldquoHow America Searched Election rsquo08rdquo Survey conducted byOpinion Research Corporation report written by iCrossing p3 (July 2007) [httpwwwicrossingcomresearchhow-america-searches-election-2008php]

2 ldquoHow America Searched Election rsquo08rdquo p 4


4 ldquoBe a Part of HuffPostrsquos Online-Only Presidential CandidateMashuprdquo (Aug 2 2007) [httpwwwhuffingtonpostcomrianna-huffingtonbe-a-part-of-huffposts-o_b_58859html]

5 ldquoDemocratic Candidates See the Light The Internetrdquo AndrewStern Reuters (Mon Aug 6 2007) [httpwwwreuterscomarticletopNewsidUSMOL47799120070804feedType=RSSamprpc=22ampsp=true]

6 Project for Excellence in Journalism ldquoElection 2008 Candi-date Web Sites Propaganda or Newsrdquo p 5 (July 12 2007)[httpwwwjournalismorgfilescandidatesitestudypdf]

7 Project for Excellence in Journalism ldquoElection 2008 Candi-date Web Sites Propaganda or Newsrdquo p 6

8 Andrew Rasiej and Micah L Sifry ldquoGOP lags on the Internetfrontierrdquo Politicocom (Aug 13 2007) [httpwwwpoliticocomnewsstories08075359html]

9 Edward Cone ldquoElection 2008 The Internet Campaignrdquo (Aug6 2007) [httpwwwcioinsightcomarticle201540216756600asp]

10 Edward Cone ldquoElection 2008 The Internet Campaignrdquo

11 Project for Excellence in Journalism ldquoThe State of the NewsMedia 2007 An Annual Report on American Journalism Intromdash Newspapersrdquo

12 Project for Excellence in Journalism ldquoThe State of the NewsMedia 2007 An Annual Report on American Journalism Intromdash Network TVrdquo [httpwwwstateofthemediaorg2007narrative_networktv_introaspmedia=5]

13 Pew Research Center for the People and the Press ldquoInternetNews Audience Highly Critical of News Organizations Viewsof Press Values and Performance 1985ndash2007rdquo (Aug 9 2007) [httppewresearchorgpubs564Internet-news-audience]


15 Project for Excellence in Journalism ldquoThe State of the NewsMedia 2007 An Annual Report on American Journalism Intromdash Digital Journalismrdquo [httpwwwstateofthemediaorg2007narrative_digital_introaspmedia=2]

16 ldquoRight-Left Alliance Praises ABC amp NBC for Liberating Pres-idential Debate Video Networks join CNN in allowing video tobe legally shared blogged excerpted and YouTubedrdquoMoveOnorg (Aug 8 2007) [httpcivmoveoncomfreedebate070808releasehtml]

17 ldquoYouTube Democratic Presidential Debate Airs On CNNrdquo GregSterling Search Engine Land (July 24 2007) [httpsearchenginelandcom070724-072054php]

18 ldquoBe a Part of HuffPostrsquos Online-Only Presidential CandidateMashuprdquo

19 ldquoHow TalkingPointsMemo Beat the Big Boys on the USAttorney Story Can a mixture of lsquoWeb reportingrsquo and old-fashioned investigative work be the wave of the future forjournalismrdquo Columbia Journalism Review (March 15 2007)[httpwwwcjrorgbehind_the_newshow_talkingpointsmemo_beat_thephp]

20 TechPresidentcom ldquoAboutrdquo [httpwwwtechpresidentcomnode8]

21 Prezvidcom ldquoAboutrdquo [httpwwwprezvidcomabout]



and tools most citizensvoters looking for informationabout candidates do not go to a candidatersquos Web site orMySpace page Instead they seek information about can-didate voting records position statements etc by goingto both Web search engines and the online versions of tra-ditional media mdash NYtimescom CNNcom and the Wash-ingtonpostcom1 The tech tools are available but howwell the candidates use them and whether the savvy waystheir campaigns introduce them into grass-roots outreachand fundraising operations will benefit them remains oneof the open questions of this current election cycle

The Internet is also revolutionizing and reshaping theinfluence mainstream media has mdash or doesnrsquot have mdash onpresidential elections Newspapers news magazinesradio and the major television networks used to be theway citizens and voters learned about candidates theissues and the solutions the candidates offered I think itis safe to say that those days if not over are numberedThe Internet has opened up other avenues of news com-mentary discussion and discourse The growing numberof options for learning finding and sharing news andinformation about candidates has dramatically alteredpublic dependence on the mainstream press In July 2007iCrossing released a report entitled ldquoHow AmericaSearches Election rsquo08rdquo that found new media optionsmore important than ever to the upcoming presidentialelection The report stated that the Internet has ldquoemergedas the number-two channel after television among poten-tial voters looking for election-related information and istied with newspapersrdquo2 The survey revealed that ldquoforty-two percent of voters look to the Internet for informationabout issues and candidates in the upcoming presidentialelection with the Internet a considerably more popularinformation source than newspapers among respondentsbetween the ages of 18 and 34rdquo Indeed more than half ofyounger online voters are turning to social media for elec-tion information 61 percent of 18 to 24 year olds and 55percent of 25 to 34 year olds seek answers on user-drivencontent sites such as blogs YouTube and Wikipedia3 Tra-ditional news media organizations need to use the Inter-net and Web 20 tools to reach younger voters as well asto hold on to older voters

Technology is forcing mainstream media to sit up andpay attention CNN jumped in by holding the firstCNNndashYouTube Democratic Debate on July 24 2007 inwhich the entire field of Democratic candidates faced videoquestions submitted from voters and citizens rather thanjournalists Slatecom (owned by the Washington Post)Yahoo and The Huffington Post (HuffingtonPostcom)hosted the first ever online-only presidential candidatemashup on Sept 12 2007 All Democratic candidatesagreed to participate in this event in which anyone couldsend questions via email podcast or video to The Huffin-gton Post with moderator Charlie Rose asking the candi-

Presidential Online ForumsSept 17 2007The Huffington Post Yahoo and Slatecom host first online-only presidential mashup

Nov 28 2007CNN and YouTube host Republican candidatesrsquo forum in Florida

Dec 7 2007Online National Presidential Caucus [httpwwwnationalcaucuscom]

MoveOnorgFuture townhall meetings [httppolmoveonorgtownhalliraqreport_backhtml]

Jan 1ndash2 2008MySpace Online Townhall Forums

Presidential CandidatesREPUBLICAN CANDIDATES(Declared as of August 2007)

Sam BrownbackRudy GiulianiMike HuckabeeDuncan HunterJohn McCainRon PaulMitt RomneyTom TancredoFred Thompson (Declared September 2007)

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES(Declared as of August 2007)

Joseph BidenHillary ClintonChristopher DoddJohn EdwardsMike GravelDennis KucinichBarack ObamaBill Richardson

























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Table 2



NYTimes Politics















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Table 3

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Yes Meetup All










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No



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Table 2



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No











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Table 3

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Endnotes




































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No

























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No



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Yes





Yes


No



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Donations Yes Yes











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No




Search Yes No



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No



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Table 2



NYTimes Politics















No











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Table 3

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Endnotes




























No

























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No



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No

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Yes Yes




















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No



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No



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Table 2



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No











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Table 3

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Endnotes



































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Yes Yes




















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No



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No



No







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Yes





Yes


No



Search No No









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No





Donations Yes Yes











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No




Search Yes No



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Video Yes Yes



























News alerts Yes Yes





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Others No No

Multimedia Yes Yes

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Calendar No



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News alerts Yes

Press releases Yes

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Email alerts Yes

Search No










Multimedia Yes















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No



No




Yes



Video Yes No

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Yes






No



Calendar No No





No

Table 2



NYTimes Politics















No











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Podcasts No No




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No










News Yes Yes







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Yes









Podcast feeds No No








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Table 3

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Endnotes































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Donations Yes Yes












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No



No







Store No No







Yes





Yes


No



Search No No









Others No No

Multimedia Yes Yes

Audio Yes Yes

Video Yes Yes










No





Donations Yes Yes











News alerts Yes Yes


No




Search Yes No



Podcasts No No









Audio Yes No

Video Yes Yes



























News alerts Yes Yes





Search Yes No









Others No No

Multimedia Yes Yes

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Calendar No



Donations Yes


Store No









News alerts Yes

Press releases Yes

Speeches Yes


Email alerts Yes

Search No










Multimedia Yes















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No



No




Yes



Video Yes No

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Podcasts Yes No


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Yes






No



Calendar No No





No

Table 2



NYTimes Politics















No











Search the blog


Podcasts No No




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No










News Yes Yes







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Yes









Podcast feeds No No








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Table 3

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No



No







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Yes





Yes


No



Search No No









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No





Donations Yes Yes











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No




Search Yes No



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Others No No

Multimedia Yes Yes

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Calendar No



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Store No









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Press releases Yes

Speeches Yes


Email alerts Yes

Search No










Multimedia Yes















Tags Yes Yes









No



No




Yes



Video Yes No

Podcasts No No


Podcasts Yes No


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Yes






No



Calendar No No





No

Table 2



NYTimes Politics















No











Search the blog


Podcasts No No




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No










News Yes Yes







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Yes









Podcast feeds No No








Podcasts No No


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Table 3

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Endnotes





























No





Donations Yes Yes











News alerts Yes Yes


No




Search Yes No



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News alerts Yes Yes





Search Yes No









Others No No

Multimedia Yes Yes

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Calendar No



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Store No









News alerts Yes

Press releases Yes

Speeches Yes


Email alerts Yes

Search No










Multimedia Yes















Tags Yes Yes









No



No




Yes



Video Yes No

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Podcasts Yes No


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Yes






No



Calendar No No





No

Table 2



NYTimes Politics















No











Search the blog


Podcasts No No




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No










News Yes Yes







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Yes









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Table 3

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Endnotes














































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Press releases Yes

Speeches Yes


Email alerts Yes

Search No










Multimedia Yes















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No



No




Yes



Video Yes No

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Yes






No



Calendar No No





No

Table 2



NYTimes Politics















No











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Podcasts No No




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Yes









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Table 3

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Press releases Yes

Speeches Yes


Email alerts Yes

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Multimedia Yes















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No



No




Yes



Video Yes No

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Yes






No



Calendar No No





No

Table 2



NYTimes Politics















No











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Podcasts No No




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Table 3

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Yes



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No



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No

Table 2



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Table 3

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No











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Yes









Podcast feeds No No








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News Yes Yes





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Table 3

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Yes









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News Yes Yes





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Table 3

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