Civic Activities Online

The new media and information ecosystem in communities and how foundations can think about new opportunities in this environment.

Susannah Fox will be a guest lecturer for a course on patient engagement design at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

The well-educated and the well-off are more likely than others to participate in civic life online, just as those groups have always been more likely to be active in politics and community affairs offline.

Online traditional political activities are most popular among the well-educated and the financially well-off

Those who are active in church, religious, or spiritual organizations are often more deeply involved in their communities than those who are not members of such groups.

Lee Rainie gave a keynote address about the new civic and political landscape to a summit sponsored by the Pew Voter Information Project for state election officials and technology executives who help them.

Director Lee Rainie presented findings from Pew Internet about the role of the internet, cell phones, and social media on civic life.

A discussion forum focused on using social networking and digital tools to reinvigorate democracy and extend electronic engagement from campaigns and grassroots-activism to governance.

Aaron Smith discusses the role the Internet plays in opening civic and political debate to historically underrepresented groups.