Handicapping the Horserace
| September 30, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
| October 7, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
| October 14, 2008 | ||
| 6:30 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
It’s human nature: Elections and disinformation go hand-in-hand. We idealize the competition of ideas and the process of debate while we listen to the whisper campaigns telling us of the skeletons in the other candidate’s closet. Or, we can learn from serious journalism to tap into the growing number of digital tools at hand and see what is really going on in this fall’s campaigns. Join journalist Tom Johnson for a three-part workshop at Santa Fe Complex to learn how you can be your own investigative reporter and get ready for that special Tuesday in November. Read more
Rewrite History
| September 15, 2008 | ||
| 6:00 pm | to | 8:00 pm |
We can expect the electoral campaign season to be filled with the usual rewrites of history, similar to the recent New York Times story on the rewrite of Sarah Palin’s wikipedia page. WikiScanner creator Virgil Griffith (also known as Romanpoet in the hacker community) will offer his analysis of the various ways people and corporations try to rewrite history–or, at least, their Wikipedia pages–on September 15 at 6:00 at Santa Fe Complex. Admissionis free but a $5.00 contribution is suggested to help defer the costs of the event. Read more
