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First POST: The Right to Record; Online Orthodoxy

BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, May 21 2012

Mixing international diplomacy and soccer (The White House/Pete Souza)

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Prominent citizen journalists arrested in Chicago; White House photographer Pete Souza seems to be taking requests; America's "manifest destiny" online; and more stories you need to see or might have missed from around the web in our daily round-up of the must-know news in technology and politics today. Read More

First POST: Data Superiority Wars; Booker's Rules

BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, May 18 2012

Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Photo: Kars4kids

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: More news comes out about Themis, the new voter and supporter management system that's coming for Koch-brothers-backed political action committees and causes; Cory Booker's rules for Twitter, as told to BuzzFeed; a controversial data move by London police; and more in our look at news about technology in politics from around the world. Read More

First POST: Google's Money; Bachmann's Priorities

BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, May 17 2012

The next Knight News Challenge focuses on data. Illustration via Shutterstock

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Michelle Bachmann's looking to supporters online for "conservative priorities;" analysis of the latest campaign finance reports shows the growing influence of Google and Microsoft; the next Knight News Challenge; and more in today's First POST. Read More

First POST: Whitehouse.gov Edit Wars; H1-Please

BY Miranda Neubauer | Wednesday, May 16 2012

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The Obama administration comes under fire for appending POTUS 44 references to the bios of past presidents; a Texas senator's support for a Silicon Valley-friendly visa program; Americans Elect's uncontested primary; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics. Read More

First POST: Obama's New Attack Site; Putting On "Truth Goggles"

BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, May 15 2012

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: "Truth Goggles" are set to arrive on the Internet to help people fact-check the news; the Obama campaign takes its negative campaign against Mitt Romney online; and more in our roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

First POST: "Doxing" donors; More Pirate Party wins

BY Miranda Neubauer | Monday, May 14 2012

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: More gains for Germany's Pirate Party; how conservatives will use social media in the election; and how much privacy can high-dollar campaign donors expect in the Internet age? Read More

First POST: The Internet as Campaign Issue; One-Click Mobile Donations

BY Miranda Neubauer | Friday, May 11 2012

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Obama uses the parable of the Internet in support of government investment for infrastructure; online attention is focused on Mitt Romney's past as his social media profiles stay relatively silent; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the world. Read More

First POST: Romney Staffs Up Digital; Obama's Gay-Marriage Bump

BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, May 10 2012

Obama's announcement was well received online. Source: whenobamaendorsed.tumblr.com

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: Mitt Romney's campaign is looking to hire on a number of digital staffers; President Barack Obama raises money online after announcing his support for same-sex marriage; search engine rankings as free speech; and more in today's roundup of news about technology in politics from around the web. Read More

First POST: Obama's Ad Deluge; Twitter's Pro-User Fight

BY Miranda Neubauer | Wednesday, May 9 2012

Protest art in Raleigh, NC, against a same-sex marriage ban. Photo: Russell Harrison

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: In our roundup of news about technology and politics from around the web, Netherlands gets a net neutrality law, reports on the Obama campaign offer an in-depth look at Obama's online ad strategy and his campaign's top advertising official, U.S. and Chinese defense officials have agreed to cooperate on online security issues, and much more. Read More

First POST: The Filter

BY Miranda Neubauer | Tuesday, May 8 2012

Exclusively for Personal Democracy Plus subscribers: The Associated Press discovers the "Twitter filter" of political news; the AFL-CIO's new Super PAC announces it will begin running "grassroots" ads against Mitt Romney; and more in our roundup of news about technology in politics. Read More