Medill Minute for November 5, 2012

by Elizabeth Bunn | Nov 5, 2012 | Topics

The Medill Minute for November 5th, 2012.

Colleges, nonprofits embrace TurboVote, the ‘Netflix’ of voter registration

by Elizabeth Bunn | Aug 23, 2012 | Business & Tech, Immigration, Politics

WASHINGTON— Registering to vote is only a few clicks away, thanks to up-and-coming startup TurboVote. Seth Flaxman, the website’s creator, calls it “the Netflix of voting.” “When we want to do anything, we start online,” Flaxman said. “Except for voting. And that’s...

Students face new barriers leading up to election

by Elizabeth Bunn | Aug 22, 2012 | Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON – Students around the country are swapping swimsuits and sunblock for backpacks and books as they head off to college – often crossing state borders to get there. It’s a rite of passage, but this November, their student status may cause problems at the...

Teens campaign for female moderator in presidential debate

by Elizabeth Bunn | Jul 31, 2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON — The last time a woman moderated a presidential debate, Emma Axelrod, Sammi Siegel and Elena Tsemberis weren’t even born. That’s why the teenagers – Axelrod and Tsemberis are 16, Siegel is 15 – are calling on the Commission on Presidential Debates to...

Deception at the polls: Activists fight to protect voters’ rights

by Elizabeth Bunn | Jul 26, 2012 | Politics, Topics

WASHINGTON — As debate over controversial voter ID laws heats up, some voting rights activists have raised another issue — campaign tactics to spread deceptive and misleading information. Many opponents of the voter ID laws support legislation that would...