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internet
Title: internet
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics
Details: Words: 774 | Pages: 3.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
internet
IF THE UNSUBSTANTIAL sound bite is the shame of televised
election coverage, then information overload is the parallel pitfall on
the Internet.
After spending one interminable day in October reviewing Web
coverage of the presidential campaign, I can verify that the online
universe is indeed infinite, and that politics, not pornography,
seemed the most prolific theme.
Stunned by thousands of news articles, background pieces,
surveys, discussion forums, transcripts and commentary, this
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window pops up to cut through the debate rhetoric.
The 2000 presidential election shows that the Internet has the
potential to make debates and campaigns much more substantive. It
also has the potential to paralyze, confuse and overwhelm. But the
game is not really hit-or-miss anymore. As we learn what sticks and
what doesn't, we should anticipate a more digestible election spread
the next time around.
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