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Computer-Mediated Communication Magazine
ISSN 1076-027X / Volume 3, Number 4 / April 1, 1996
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- Waiting for Democracy in Cyberspace
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Amelia DeLoach
introduces this issue on
government and democracy online.
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SPECIAL FOCUS: GOVERNMENT AND DEMOCRACY ONLINE |
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The Status of the Information Society
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Michel Bauwens explores the complexity of relationships between political forces--including government, unions, and the media--and their acceptance of technology as a tool for change.
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Building Democracy Online
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How can cyberspace
be used for
fostering and
sustaining democratic
discourse?
Scott Aikens
and Erna Koch
describe the
Minnesota
Electronic Democracy
Project and
what insights it
provides into
online democracy.
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New Congressional Network Coming
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United States House Speaker Gingrich appointed
Michigan Congressman Vernon Ehlers
to spearhead the effort to revamp the
House of Representatives computer system more than a year ago.
Amelia DeLoach interviews Congressman Ehlers
about the new system to be introduced in September 1996
and the role of the online world in democratic processes.
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Email Goes to Washington
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Last November, Amelia DeLoach sent out a questionnaire to Senate and
Congressional offices to find out how they view email as a way to
keep in touch with their constituency. What she found is that they're
grappling with the new form of communication.
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A Map for the Civic-Minded
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Don Langham reviews Steve Miller's Civilizing Cyberspace,
an assessment of what's needed to design a National Information
Infrastructure that will serve the interests of us all.
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From the Nets: The Senate's New Online Majority, Part II
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Chris Casey, Technology Advisor to the
United States Senate Democratic Technology and Communications
Committee, updates us on Congressional activity
on the Web and how to access the information available.
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Call For Articles: Education and Computer-Mediated Communication
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Is cyberspace a place for education?
John December
calls for articles
on computer-mediated communication and education for the
September 1996 issue of CMC Magazine.
Letters to the editor always welcome:
mailto:john@december.com
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