Events matching tag "politics and digital media"
Friday, March 7
We have witnessed social media’s power to topple governments and change public policy. This shift in political power is enabling the general public to engage in the democratic process like never before. One wonders how c…
Intermediate
Presenters
Aasil Ahmad, Estuardo Rodriguez, Melody Gonzales, Paul Chavez
Saturday, March 8
The process of registering to vote has changed remarkably little in the last 150 years. But everything else has changed?! Thank you internet for changing how we communicate, how we shop, and how we inform. How do we us…
Intermediate
Presenters
Gayatri Bhalla, Heather Smith
Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new media professional. Please visit this URL t…
Beginner
Presenters
George Smith
Tuesday, March 11
They're coddled, protected, and constantly connected - at least that's what the headlines read. But when it comes down to it, do you really know how to engage a MIllennial? Based on how most organizations market to and …
Intermediate
Presenters
Brian Reich, Kari Dunn Saratovsky
Citizen activism is at an all time high, using digital tools such as Twitter, Storify, and Vine to immediately telegraph and signal boost stories from the ground to the cloud. In 2013, the Texas Legislature held two spec…
Advanced
Presenters
Jessica Luther, Julie Gillis