Miller, Clair. "How Obama’s Internet Campaign Changed Politics.

" New York Times

Web. 30 Mar 2011

This article speaks of how politics has adjusted its use of the Internet since

the 2004 Howard Dean campaign. It is stated that the election of Barack Obama

parallels that of the Kennedy election in that Kennedy had T.V., while Obama had the

Internet. The article also states that this is a good thing for politics; because it brings

the politician to the voter on almost a personal level, it is a non-costly way of

campaigning, and it prevents political slander from going too far.

This online news article not only relates directly to my topic, but every bit is

entirely useful. It backs up the fact that the Obama campaign was highly active in

online campaigning, more than any other politician in the past. Obama set a trend

that almost every future campaign will follow. This article gives me very useful

information so I can narrow my topic down some.

This is a credible source because it is a world-renown newspaper, and the

online site is just as credible as the newspaper. The New York Times website hosts

the option of even viewing today’s paper. I actually clicked view to make sure it

wasn’t a faulty site, and it took me to current events. The article on the site is also

dated to around the correct time of the Obama presidency.

Stirland, Sarah. "Propelled by Internet, Barack Obama Wins Presidency." Threat

Level. Web. 30 March 2011.

This article is titled “Propelled by Internet, Barack Obama Wins Presidency”,

which is part of one of the questions that I originally asked about my topic. The

article explains that both top runners in the election of the 44 th president, Barack

Obama and John McCain respectively, “relied on the net to bolster their campaigns…

Obama’s online success dwarfed his opponent’s…proved key to his winning the

presidency.” The article also explains that Obama got most of his votes from the 1.5

million users on myBarackObama.com.

This article is entirely useful in my research of the Obama campaign and its

Internet use. Not only have I got multiple sources for the Obama campaign and its

use of the Internet, I have also got a new topic. The Obama campaign will be the

main focus of any type of research, and this article is the basis of my research.

This article is written around the time of the election (4 November 2008), but

this article is in the section of “blogs” on the website which could be a potential

source of error. I will proceed to find more information on whether this source is

credible or not.
Smith, Aaron. "The Internet's Role in Campaign 2008." Pew Internet (2009) Web. 30

Mar 2011.

This journal is titled “The Internet’s Role in Campaign 2008”, which couldn’t

be any clearer. For the portion that I read on the Obama campaign, the article

explains that social media users under the age of 30 are likely to; take 1) Get

customized political or campaign news 2) Post their own original content online 3)

Take part in political activities on social networking sites.

This article gives me answers to how social media has effected political

campaigning. One can tell from reading this article that many young voters are now

using the Internet to gain control of politics, and finally get involved again. This

simple fact can create a huge topic in my research.

This article is a scholarly journal; I also got the source off of Google Scholar.

This source is from the Pew Internet & American Life Project (which studies

internet behavior), which is a nationwide report on the Internet and a very reliable

published journal.
Small, Tamara. "The Facebook Effect? On- Line Campaigning in the 2008 Canadian

and U.S. Elections." IRPP Archive (2008): 85-87. Web. 31 Mar 2011.

This source introduces the theory of the Facebook effect on modern

campaigning. The article not includes examples taking place in America, but in

Canada as well. The article asks the question “Has the Facebook effect hit Canadian

election politics?” and answers it with the fact that one could search Canadian

election on Facebook and the result is over 400 groups. This proves that Facebook

plays a major role in any person’s campaigning.

This article gives great support to my theory of the effect of new media on

politics. It gives great insight in to the process and could help me get a better

understanding of my topic, and hopefully help me narrow it down some.

This is a credible source because the website is an official journal from the

Institute for Research on Public Policy. This is a Canadian website, and the article

has a lot of different aspects to it. The writer of this article writes for some sort of

politician in Canada.