Digital Breadcrumbs

By nadia | Published: November 10, 2010

Can you make all traces of yourself on the web disappear? Or maybe just those traces you wish hadn’t made it online in the first place? Frank M. Ahearn, author of “How to Disappear: Erase Your Digital Footprint, Leave False Trails, and Vanish without a Trace” and Michael Fertik, founder and CEO of Reputation Defender, take a look. Then, an examination of Twitter astroturfing in this fall’s election and beyond with Fil Menczer of Indiana University’s Truthy Project. Finally, reporter Brian Winkowsky looks at death on the web with Karen Jones, author of “Death for Beginners: Your No-Nonsense, Money-Saving Guide to Planning for the Inevitable”

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This Week on Brian Lehrer Dot TV

By nadia | Published: October 20, 2010

We’ve heard lots and lots about campaign advertising in the run-up to the November election, but how are voters responding? Consultants Maslansky Luntz and Partners tested voters’ gut reactions to ads, and videotaped the results. CEO Michael Maslansky joins Brian to discuss what they learned. Then, how are Russian bloggers changing life and politics in their country? Karina Alexanyan of Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society and John Kelly of Morningside Analytics studied the Russian blogosphere and mapped the results. Finally, Brian Tate of Full Spectrum Experience and Danny Simmons of Rush Arts Gallery on the emerging artist competition Curate NYC.

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This Week on BrianLehrer.TV

By nadia | Published: October 13, 2010

An in-depth look on the status of blogging and censorship in Iran, with Roozbeh Mirebrahimi of NYU’s Arthur L.Carter Journalism Institute and Hadi Ghaemi of the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Then, how the web facilitates or impedes democracy in the Muslim world, with Philip Howard, author of The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. Plus: doing journalism with videogames with Ian Bogost, game designer, Georgia Institute of Technology Prof., and author of Newsgames: Journalism at Play.

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This Week on BrianLehrer.TV

By nadia | Published: October 6, 2010

Brian’s going to take a look at the case of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi and its implications for civility on line with P.M. Forni, author of “Reassessing Civility: Forms and Values at the End of the Century” and John Pavlik, Chair of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers. Politico blogger Ben Smith will join Brian for an update on the midterm elections. And Sharon Lerner, author of “The War on Moms” will explain the phenomenon of DIY daycare.

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