Jimmy Orr, Anne Marie Lipinski, & Rita Kirk: Social Media and the 2012 National Election Keynotes
Channel: Wyoming Videos
Date: 2012-12-10

The use of social media in Wyoming and national campaigns and politics was the focus of dialogue events Nov. 14, 2012 at the University of Wyoming. 
Keynote speakers included Jimmy Orr, Los Angeles Times online editor and former chief Internet strategist for both President Bush and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; Rita Kirk, director of the Cary M. Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at Southern Methodist University; and Ann Marie Lipinski, former editor of the Chicago Tribune, now curator of Harvard University's Nieman Foundation for Journalism. The speakers addressed such questions as: Who really has used social media for promoting their election campaign? Which voters got left behind in the process? What are the dangers, if any, of social media playing a major role in an election?
The events were hosted by the Malcolm Wallop Fund for Conversations on Democracy, the American Heritage Center, and the UW College of Arts & Sciences. Leslie Waggener of the American Heritage Center coordinated the events.


Video by UW Television
Camera/Editor: Ali Grossman, UWTV