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 One.  Note that we will get to The Mad Hatter at 4, and may be joined by other students and faculty at 5.   We will meet at the regular time in the regular classroom at 2:30.