Web Notes Issue 9

Issue 9, Volume 1 December, 1998
Produced and delivered by Political Resources, Inc.

Newspaper Links IntellectualCapital.com Harden Political InfoSystem (HPI) Canadian Election Results African-American Bookstore	Campaign 98 Internet Study Wirthlin Worldwide Post Election Analysis Medill School of Journalism Study Election 98 campaign website Study Untangling the Web/Internet Use in the 1998 Election
Censure and Move on Conservative Information Network GOP Information Network Green Peace	Nelson Communications Group NorthStar Marketing Group George Strong & Associates Cerrell Associates McAuliffe Communications Matson & Associates

Newspaper Links http://www.newspaperlinks.com This site is sponsored by the Newspaper Association of America. Easy to use look-up links to newspapers by state or individual paper. Also includes facts about newspapers, demographics and audience statistics.

IntellectualCapital.com http://www.intellectualcapital.com This site is a weekly, bipartisan, public policy e-zine available only on the web. In-depth commentary on policy issues. Varying viewpoints. Articles are followed by interactive bulletin boards to allow readers to respond and participate. Extensive list of regular contributors.

Harden Political InfoSystem (HPI) http://www.com/hpi/us50/ Organized and comprehensive presentation of political information in the United States. Covering the full gamut of government, links are at the congressional, state, county, city, and town levels. Also includes media, law enforcement and school links.

Canadian Election Results http://www.elections.ca/ Non-partisan coverage of elections from Canada. On-line results from the 36th general election. Also provides basic information on the legislature, a history of voting in Canada and information on registration. Site has both English and French versions.

African-American Bookstore http://www.cushcity.com A new site targeting the Afro-American market. Hundreds of books in print, most would be difficult to find under normal channels. Largest exclusive African-American bookstore.

Campaign 98 Internet Study http://www.campaignstudy.org Twenty statewide Republican campaigns with strong internet presence were examined. They developed a rating system and studied how voters used the internet for political information and participation. The study was sponsored by GOPAC and Hockaday Donatelli Campaign Solutions.

Wirthlin Worldwide Post Election Analysis http://www.wirthlin.com/election98/reload.cgi?chart10.htmlWirthlin Worldwide conducted an extensive post election survey including an internet question, "During the course of the election, did you get any information about the candidates from the Internet that helped you decide for whom to vote?"

Medill School of Journalism Study http://www.medill.nwu.edu/studentwork/election98/ The 40 members of the News and News Media class profiled 22 individual TV, newspapers, radio and web-only sites. The goal was to provide an in-depth analysis of election night coverage on the web. While the overall election grade was a "B", this was a vast improvement over 1996.

Election 98 campaign website Study http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/visions/kamarck.htm Conducted by Elaine Kamarck of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the survey studied Senate and Gubernatorial candidates who had web sites and were actively campaigning in June, 1998. The sites were examined for usage and their effect on the election. There is excellent background analysis on the Site.

Untangling the Web/Internet Use in the 1998 election http://www.american.edu/academic.depts/spa/ccps/article.htm Study conducted by American University Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. They examined 68 Senate and 65 open House seats to evaluate campaign contributions on the web and the accessibility of those sites.

Censure and Move on http://www.moveon.org Opposes the impeachment proceedings. This is a citizen activist campaign, an email campaign to have Congress censure the President and get on with the business of the country. They have collected more than 300,000 emails.

Conservative Information Network http://www.conservativepress.org/ CIN is a service of GOPAC, the Republican training and education organization. It provides news and headlines from Washington, updated daily. For the Republican candidate, there are talking points on key issues, analysis and campaign tips from publisher Rich Galen.

GOP Information Network http://robertcraig.simplenet.com/GOPInfoNet/ A new site for Republican candidates. Useful information, reference tools, "how to books", campaign tips. Also audio-visual material, including the Ken Starr impeachment testimony.

Green Peace http://www.GreenPeaceUSA.org The worldwide independent environmental organization Green Peace has completely redesigned its web site. The new site expands the scope and accessibility of information.

Check out some of the "Full Campaign Services" and "General Consultant" organizations with web sites that we have in our on-line directory. Many more listings with description on-line.