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Digital Breadcrumbs

nadia — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:46:27 +0000

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”

This Week on Brian Lehrer Dot TV

nadia — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:00:40 +0000

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 Partner s 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.

This Week on BrianLehrer.TV

nadia — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 21:41:23 +0000

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.

This Week on BrianLehrer.TV

nadia — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 14:58:39 +0000

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.

Upstate/Downstate Politics, Web Wiretaps, and Money and Schools

admin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 13:43:12 +0000

Brian sits down this week with Columbia Professor Steven Bellovin and Cyber Defense Agency founder Sami Saydjari to discuss wiretapping the web.

Also this week, downstate Brian is joined by Buffalo News columnist Bob McCarthy to talk about upstate politics, and the Coalition for Educational Justice’s Zakiyah Ansari and CUNY’s very own Michelle Fine
tell us what’s good for education. In our final segment, Salon.com columnist Andrew O’Hehir gets generational about the new Facebook movie, The Social Network.

This Week on BrianLehrer.TV

admin — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:40:18 +0000

Tonight Brian will be discussing “Upstate\Downstate Politics” with Bob McCarthy from The Buffalo News. Also, ”Internet Wiretapping” with guests Steven Bellovin from Columbia University and Sami Saydjari from the Cyber Defense Agency. And finally, Brian will be talking “Money and Schools” with Zakiyah Ansari of the Coalition for Educational Justice and Michelle Fine from the CUNY Graduate Center.

Plus, as always, Brian’s favorite videos!

Tea Party Online, Craigslist and Free Speech, and Open Academia

admin — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:20:06 +0000

Brian is joined this week by Politico’s Ken Vogel, TechPresident’s Nancy Scola, and “Rules for Conservative Radicals” author Michael Patrick Leahy to talk Tea Party power online

Also this week, Craigslist and Free Speech, and Open Academia.