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Northwestern University's Media Management Center is looking for a variety of sites and site features (about local, state and national races, and about particular issues) from a variety of sources (from news organizations to individuals to non-profits to candidate sites), for research it is conducting this spring with young people.

By Emily Gorovsky
Saturday, 08 March 2008

Have you seen (or even created) a website you think might make young people interested in learning about and following all or some part of the 2008 election? Please let us know by forwarding the URL to Vivian Vahlberg at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

In focus groups and personal interviews in April, MMC will be testing sites and site features with young people (17-21) who are eligible to vote for the first time in 2008. The purpose of the study, which will be released in July, is to identify techniques and strategies news organizations can use online to deepen teens' interest in becoming informed about serious news. This research is a sequel to MMC's report, "If It Catches My Eye: An Exploration of Online News Experiences of Teenagers," released earlier this year. The research is jointly funded by MMC and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation in Oklahoma City.

Please send the URL for any site that you think holds promise to Vivian Vahlberg at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it We will be glad to send the study results to everyone who contributes suggestions.

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