Politics Online

64% of registered voters received recorded telephone messages in the final stages of the 2006 mid-term election.

How did the news media fare on Nov. 7? A PEJ study of 32 different media outlets on Election Day offers “five lessons” about the coverage of major breaking- news events in the multi-media era, and a “sector-by-sector” breakdown. While some outlets struggled to find their role, those that combined both speed and interactivity seemed the most useful destinations.

As we've seen during this election season, participating online can also motivate users to participate offline.

Political fund-raising, campaigning, blogging and YouTubing are all on the rise, but they're still a small part of the election scene.

Is the internet the lever for direct democracy? Or is it a wedge for political polarization? An assessment of the first 10 years of online politics.

On a typical day in August, 26 million Americans were using the internet for news or information about politics and the upcoming mid-term elections.

Possibly in an internet first, a political group is offering a big prize -- $100,000 -- for political reform ideas.

Experimental research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project and BuzzMetrics suggests that political bloggers can make an impact on politics, but they often follow the lead of politicians and journalists.

NEW YORK, May 16, 2005 – Experimental research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project and BuzzMetrics suggests that political bloggers can make an impact on politics, but they often follow the lead of politicians and journalists. A preliminary report released today, entitled “Buzz, Blogs and Beyond: The Internet and the National Discourse in […]

Experimental research from the Pew Internet & American Life Project and BuzzMetrics suggests that political bloggers can make an impact on politics, but they often follow the lead of politicians and journalists.