Task One: Watch this video lecture.

Task Two: Read Sunstein, Republic.com 2.0, Intro and Chapter 1,  Chapter 2 & Chapter 9; Iyengar & Hahn, “Red Media, Blue Media: Evidence of Ideological Selectivity in Media Use,” Gentzkow and Shapiro, “Ideological Segregation Online and Offline”  

Task Three: Read this recent NYTimes article that argues against the view that we live in “information cocoons.”

Task Four: Comment on this post.  Respond to two  of your classmates’ posts.

Task Five: Optional–If you have not already done so, please join Civic Socials by clicking here and clicking on the “Join Us” button, then RSVP for the Spring Mingle: Part Two.  Note that we will get to The Mad Hatter at 7:30, and may be joined by other students and faculty at 8:30.   Note that we will meet at 6 in our regular classroom.