Is the White House cutting out the press corps?

WASHINGTON — Recently the Obama administration has stepped up its use of social media to send messages directly to the American people, bypassing the press corps. Reporters can’t help but feel left out. If administration officials can use Twitter, YouTube and...

How mobile phones can save the world

WASHINGTON –When Katie Jacobs Stanton moved to  the nation’s capital after working in Silicon Valley for nearly a decade, it was difficult for her to break the habits she learned while working at Yahoo and Google. “One of the organizational things you do at...

Sudanese voters can text reports of election fraud

Get the Flash Player to see this content. Alec Ross, the Senior Advisor on Innovation to the secretary of state, delivered a speech about mobile technology in open and closed societies today. NDN and the New Policy Institute hosted the event, where Ross discussed the...

Universities differ on Snowmaggedon make-up

Get the Flash Player to see this content. WASHINGTON – With the warm weather outside, most everyone is trying to block out the memory of February’s blizzard and enjoy spring. But for students at George Washington University, they can’t quite forget about...
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