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Social Media And The Press, Lili Levi Jan 2012

Social Media And The Press, Lili Levi

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The Internet and social media are transforming news as we knew it, yet the precise consequences of these changes are not yet clear. Journalists now rely on Twitter, crowdsourcing is available through social media, facts and stories are googled, traditional print newspapers have websites and reporter blogs, "open newsrooms" invite community participation in the editorial process itself, video from citizen journalists is commonly used in mainstream media storytelling, bloggers consider themselves journalists, and media consolidation marries entities like AOL and the Huffington Post. In turn, changes in the news-access practices of readers are increasingly influencing the length, breadth, and subjects …


Enhancing The Investor Appeal Of Renewable Energy, Felix Mormann Jan 2012

Enhancing The Investor Appeal Of Renewable Energy, Felix Mormann

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This Article introduces an investor-orented framework for the evaluation of renewable energy policy, applies these newly developed critea to a qualitative comparison of the primary policy instruments, and offers recommendations to enhance the investor appeal of renewable energy in the United States.

The multi-trillion dollar task of scaling-up renewable energy technologies to mitigate climate change, ensure energy security, and create green jobs is one of the most daunting challenges of the twenty-first century It is, in fact, too great a challenge for either the public or private sector to shoulder alone. Rather, public policy must catalyze private investment in renewable …


All Fact Is Beautiful Theory: The Romantic Philip Selznick, Robert Eli Rosen Jan 2012

All Fact Is Beautiful Theory: The Romantic Philip Selznick, Robert Eli Rosen

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Properly understood, Philip Selznick is a chastened romantic of the Left and is mischaracterized as a man of the Right. To Marx, Selznick added insights derived form Freud and Dewey. He was committed to the moral primacy of facts and the conditions under which they realized values. Selznick’s organicism is discussed and critiqued.


“Brisas Del Mar”: Judicial And Political Outcomes Of The Cuban Rafter Crisis In Guantánamo, Christina Frohock Jan 2012

“Brisas Del Mar”: Judicial And Political Outcomes Of The Cuban Rafter Crisis In Guantánamo, Christina Frohock

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Sexual Harassment 2.0, Mary Anne Franks Jan 2012

Sexual Harassment 2.0, Mary Anne Franks

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Sexual harassment is a complex and evolving practice. The rise of sexual discrimination in cyberspace is only one of the most recent and most striking examples of the phenomenon's increasing complexity. Sexual harassment law, however, has not kept pace with this evolution. Discrimination law has not been adequately "updated" to address new and amplified practices of sex discrimination. Its two principal limitations are (1) it treats only sexual harassment that occurs in certain protected settings (e.g. the workplace or school) as actionable and (2) it assumes that both the activity and the resulting harm of sexual harassment occur in the …


In Memoriam David J. Bederman (1961-2011), Bernard H. Oxman Jan 2012

In Memoriam David J. Bederman (1961-2011), Bernard H. Oxman

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Introduction: Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) V. United States: Implementation, Litigation, And Mobilization Strategies, Caroline Bettinger-López Jan 2012

Introduction: Jessica Lenahan (Gonzales) V. United States: Implementation, Litigation, And Mobilization Strategies, Caroline Bettinger-López

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