If you're on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube, chances are you've seen a political candidate's message. A new study shows the number of statewide candidates in Illinois who have an Internet presence is increasing, although the most popular method is to have a campaign Web site or blog.
Institute of Government and Public Affairs senior fellow Michael Cheney, a communications professor at the University of Illinois at Springfield, found that while participation in social media is going up, some candidates have no presence whatsoever.
The study was featured in a January 28, 2010, broadcast/article by the Illinois Radio Network.
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20100129-IRN-Political-Social-Media-Increasing.pdf
Friday, January 29, 2010
Is taking a jab at House Speaker politically risky?
As the clock runs down on the primary election season, some candidates are making bold claims or hurling accusations against opponents.
Kent Redfield, a former political science professor at the University of Illinois at Springfield, said Democrats who seriously oppose House Speaker Michael Madigan won't get far.
"For those who think they are going to be independent, criticizing the Speaker, voting against the Speaker, that would be disastrous for the representative and bad for the district," Redfield explained. "Madigan has a long memory and keeps score when members cross him. It can be isolating and ineffective if you go directly against him."
Redfield's comments were featured in a January 29, 2010, article in the Chicago Daily Herald.
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20100129-CDH-Is-taking-a-jab-at-House-Speaker2.pdf
UIS consultants recommend consolidation of 3 districts
No action was taken as citizens from Abingdon, Avon and Bushnell-Prairie City school districts met in a packed Avon High School gym to address the feasibility of at least two districts consolidating their school systems. However, the three University of Illinois-Springfield professors who conducted the Avon-initiated study recommended the consolidation of all three school districts.
“What you have now is the information to make that decision,” said professor William H. Phillips, who lead the study. “But we think this would be the greatest opportunity to educate your students.”
The UIS consultants were featured in a January 29, 2010, article in the Galesburg Register-Mail.
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20100129-GRM-Consultants-recommend-consolidation.pdf
“What you have now is the information to make that decision,” said professor William H. Phillips, who lead the study. “But we think this would be the greatest opportunity to educate your students.”
The UIS consultants were featured in a January 29, 2010, article in the Galesburg Register-Mail.
Download a PDF of the article:
20100129-GRM-Consultants-recommend-consolidation.pdf
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