Reason.tv: Andrew Ferguson on Lincoln, Twits on Parade, and New Media

February 16, 2009

In conjunction with The Interactive Media Studies Program at Miami University of Ohio, reason's Nick Gillespie co-taught a class last fall called "Poltics, Culture, and New Media."

The course explored the theory and practice of new media, especially as it relates to cultural and political journalistic outlets. In alternating weeks, the course took place in classroom spaces on the Miami University campus and Reason's D.C. offices, where Gillespie, a Ph.D. in literature and a 20-year veteran of journalism, led web-based videoconferences with journalists, authors, and policy analysts.

On October 29, Gillespie and his class spoke with Andrew Ferguson, author of the highly praised books Land of Lincoln: Adventures in Abe's America and Fools' Names and Fools' Faces. He is senior editor of The Weekly Standard and a columnist for Bloomberg News based in Washington, D.C. Before joining the Standard at its founding in 1995, he was senior editor at the Washingtonian magazine. He has been a columnist for Fortune, TV Guide, and Forbes FYI, and a contributing editor to Time magazine. He has also written for the New Yorker, New York, The New Republic, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and other publications. In 1992, he was a White House speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush. Approximately 60 minutes.

Go here for audio podcast.

Watch other discussions in this series:

Legendary political operative Roger Stone on new media and old campaign tricks (September 17, 2008). 

reason Editor in Chief and McCain: The Myth of a Maverick author Matt Welch (October 1, 2008).

The Onion's Joe Garden on Bringing the Funny in the Age of Obama (October 15, 2008).

Comments

Lincoln 16, not 1|2.16.09 @ 1:11PM|#

Engaging video. But he lost me when he got soft on the Iraq Invasion. Guess he wants to keep his job. Too bad. Otherwise he seems to be quite talented.

Buster|2.16.09 @ 1:28PM|#

Gillespie is just sitting in a chair. Thatrs not a parade in my book.

a name before submitting the f|2.16.09 @ 2:19PM|#

Switch audio channels please.

|2.16.09 @ 4:44PM|#

Who is that doing the interview? It sorta looks like Nick Gillespie. But it can't be. No leather jacket.

|2.17.09 @ 1:38AM|#

that was really interesting. But yikes! Andy Ferguson is only two years older than Barry? Working with Fred Barnes clearly takes its toll...

Jeffrey Balla|2.17.09 @ 2:16AM|#

Andrew sort of looks like Albert Einstein in that video preview.