Politics
Summary
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to behavior within civil governments, but politics has been observed in other group interactions, including corporate, academic, and religious institutions. It consists of "social relations involving authority or power" and refers to the regulation of a political unit, and to the methods and tactics used to formulate and apply policy.The word "politics" comes from the Greek word "Πολιτικά" (politika), modeled on Aristotle's "affairs of state", the name of his book on governing and governments, which was rendered in English mid-15 century as Latinized "Polettiques".
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Aaron Kushner: ‘We don’t like negative political advertisements’
Voice of OC The Orange County Register banned “ads that challenge politicians by name” following complaints from local politicos, Adam Elmahrek reports. Anaheim city councilmembers Kris Murray and Gail Eastman were “infuriated” by ads local activist and blogger Jason Young … Read more.
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The Green Lantern Theory of sequestration
One of the recurring themes in commentary on national politics is the demand for the president to change politics as we know it to accomplish some otherwise unattainable political goal. If only President Obama tried a little harder, some critics claim, he could magically overcome legislative obstacles to gun control or clean energy legislation.
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At The Plain Dealer, a shrinking staff delivers some solid work
DETROIT, MI -- There will be many rich politics stories to follow in Ohio in 2013. But when the subject is the media that will be covering those political doings, there's one story that stands out--and it's about what will happen at The Plain Dealer, the venerable Cleveland newspaper whose campaign coverage was often admired by CJR.
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Open door: Chris Elliott: The readers' editor on… the ratio of men to women in the birthdays column
The section editor has worked hard to increase the number of women appearing, but the imbalance remains.
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Boston Globe journalist joins John Kerry’s staff
The Boston Globe Boston. com politics editor Glen Johnson will become a senior adviser to incoming U. S. Secretary of State John Kerry. “All I’ve ever wanted to do — since junior high school — and have done professionally – is … Read more.
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Digital news formats: the BBC explores linked data
After producing a long list of possible 'problem spaces' we prioritised four areas to explore:.
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First Mover: McKay Coppins
Specs Age 25 New gig Political editor, BuzzFeed Old gig Political reporter, BuzzFeed What’s your role as BuzzFeed’s political editor? It’s to build on the momentum the politics section gained in 2012. Which is a harder task than it would seem. 2012 was a great year for us.
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WaPo: Got agency?
Last Friday, the day after The Washington Post announced an expansion of its online video content "with politically focused programming,” the paper’s ombudsman, Patrick B. Pexton, wrote a column headlined, “The Post needs less on politics, more on government. ” Among the reasons Pexton offered was, simply, “Readers might like to know.
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Nate Silver on Reddit: Pundits are ‘very delusional people’
Reddit Superstar blogger Nate Silver took questions on Reddit Tuesday. One user asked him whether he found sports or politics “more frustrating to analyze. ” Politics, Silver replied: “Between the pundits and the partisans, you’re dealing with a lot … Read more.
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Pundits versus probabilities
Who will win the presidential election next Tuesday? Until recently, the market for analysis of questions like these has been dominated by mainstream political reporters and commentators. Their style leans heavily on qualitative impressions and hazy narratives. But as the audience for quantitative analysis of politics has grown, the establishment analysts have become increasingly defensive about.
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