Name: How Can Journalism, Civic Tech Hack Politics 2016?
Start: 2015-03-14T15:30:00-0500
End: 2015-03-14T16:30:00-0500

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How Can Journalism, Civic Tech Hack Politics 2016?

What role will social media, mobile, data, play in 2016 and what impact will that have on civic engagement and campaigns? With the next election cycle already underway, how can journalists and technologists help people make informed decisions about candidates on both the local and national political stage. Presented by the Knight Foundation.

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Speakers

Ruby Cramer

Political Reporter, BuzzFeed

Seth Flaxman

Exec Dir & Co-Founder, TurboVote

Emily Ramshaw

Editor, The Texas Tribune

Emily Ramshaw is editor of The Texas Tribune (www.texastribune.org), an Austin-based non-profit news organization that promotes civic engagement and discourse on public policy, politics and government. The Tribune’s vision is to serve the journalism community as a source of news... Read More →