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Two updates: Please see the updated webcast link for Blogs, Social Media and Political InCivility, and Please note that Tony Spiva, Economics Professor Emeritus, will replace Joe Carcello on the Understanding the Recession panel Blogs, Social Media and Political InCivility Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy in partnership with Student Government- Government Affairs Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit Introduction by Dr. Mike Fitzgerald March 23, 7:00P.M. Toyota Auditorium Live via webcast: http://tinyurl.com/yzkroa7 The role of blogs and social media as relates to civility in the political process. Specifically how blogs and social media create both an opportunity for increased participation in dialogue about policy issues and increased the polarization of policy issues and incivility. Dr. Mike Fitzgerald will discuss the shift from political dialogue characteristic of civil partisanship, which resulted in bi-partisan policy, to the current political atmosphere of incivility and a lack of cooperation. Reynolds will talk about how blogs and other forms of social media can be both an effective and ineffective tool in debate. Understanding the Recession: Banks, Regulations, Markets and the Economic Outlook Panel Session and Discussion March 24, 6:30P.M. Toyota Auditorium Tony Spiva, Economics Professor Emeritus will replace Joe Carcello, Joan Heminway, UT College of Law and Matt Murray, Center for Business and Economic Research Paul Fain, CFP, Knoxville News Sentinel columnist and president of Asset Planning will moderate the session. From regulatory issues, self interest and the markets, to bank regulations, members of the UT faculty, each of whom has been dealing with different aspects of the economic downturn, will offer perspectives of the economic crisis by providing an overview of the nature and depth of the downturn and the economic outlook for the state and nation. Amy K. Gibson, Ph.D. Director of Communications and Public Programming Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy The University of Tennessee, Knoxville 865-974-3816 (o) 865-363-9605 (m)