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Zach Braun Blog Post 2

CNN recently published the Article: http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/26/politics/election-2016-live-streaming-campaigns/) How Live-Streaming will change campaigning, this article covers some new apps that just hit the market that allow people to live stream wirelessly from their phones/camcorders, it mentions that “just 15 minutes after the … Continue reading

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Zach Braun Blog Post 1

Missouri Governor Nixon has created a recent stir. BookRiot.com posted a article about Governor Nixon’s cuts on Libraries substantially. the article mentions how last year he approved a budget of 3.5 million( plus 3.1 for digital services) but only sent … Continue reading

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The Ohio Democratic Party’s “Past” and “Future”

In Politics and Communication in America, Denton and Kuypers discuss the five functions of political language theorized by Doris Graber in 1981. As Denton and Kuypers explain, in one of those functions, “a great deal of political rhetoric and language … Continue reading

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Kingmaking in Ohio

In Perspectives on Political Communication, Bell, Conners, and Sheckels describe kingmaking as “identifying the serious contenders in an election” (60).  This story from The Toledo Blade about whom Ohio voters favor in a couple of elections provides a good example … Continue reading

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COMM 4020 Political Communication blog

This is the blog site for COMM 4020 (Political Communication).

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