Given the widely-acknowledged role of social media in the run-up to the vote in Iran, it’s no surprise that Twitter is now a key tool of protestors. Protestors in Iran on Monday used Twitter for battle cries and to spread word about clashes with police and “hard line supporters” of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Twitter messages, […]
Day: June 15, 2009
Government as Content Creator
Today saw the launch of the latest government blog, Blog@Homeland Security. How many government blogs are there? The government has a website with that information.
Raw Presidential Power to Remove Senate-Confirmed Gerald Walpin
This is one of several articles noting that President Obama, “exercising [his] powers as President,” removed Senate-confirmed Inspector General Gerald Walpin of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Walpin had been criticized for the way he handled an investigation into Kevin Johnson, former point guard of the Phoenix Suns, who was elected Mayor of […]