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Monthly Archives: April 2011

Posted on April 29, 2011

Social Media as a Personal and Public News Source during a Time of Crisis

By John Hammontree George Carlin has an old joke that the emotion one feels in a crisis is directly proportional to the number of miles between the affected and the viewer. Last May I graduated from the University of Alabama; … Read More »


Posted on April 27, 2011

Town Hall Meeting “Friends” the LiveStream

Town hall meetings are as American as apple pie — they go way back, to the days of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.  Livestreams, however, are popular with Justin Beiber fans and royal wedding watchers.  So last week, when President … Read More »