Category: Social Media

Congressional franking rules and twitter: what’s the right balance?

The Hill reports on another effort to update Congressional rules to accommodate Twitter. Ken Gross, a partner at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP who runs its political law practice, cautioned that a revision of the rules should strike a middle ground, maintaining provisions that keep content civil and respectful. “The traditional franking rules […]

This weekend’s Public Media Camp is fast approaching #pubcamp

“What if we brought together all sorts of people interested in collaborating with public radio and public TV, to see what we could come up with, including digital tools, citizen journalism and other types community-centered initiatives?” American University’s Center for Social Media, NPR, Public Broadcasting Service, and a number of other sponsors are joining together […]