March 30, 2005
Public Forum: How Emerging Digital Technologies are Influencing Civic Engagement
USC Davidson Conference Center<br>3415 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA, 6:00 pm | |
Today, groups are developing direct TV technology that could dramatically reduce the cost of political advertising for candidates, and new, more efficient ways for constituents to communicate with their elected representatives. What's next? USC Annenberg, in partnership with The Commonwealth Club of California's
Voices of Reform Project and the Los Angeles League of Women Voters present a dynamic discussion among people on the cutting edge of these innovations talk about how technology is changing the way the public participates in public affairs and politics, and what it means for the future of political representation and activism in California. Speakers include communication professor
Jonathan Taplin;
Farai Chideya, Founder,
Popandpolitics.com, NPR Correspondent, and New America Foundation Fellow;
Jehmu Greene, President,
Rock the Vote. Moderated by communication professor
Tracy Westen, CEO, Center for Governmental Studies. For more information or to reserve a space please call (800) 847-7730, or visit
www.commonwealthclub.org.
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