At noon today, I’m going to be on the Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU, DC’s local NPR station, to talk about the power of online petitions.
What do you think of them, in general? Have you signed one or more? Why? What outcomes have petitions created at Avaaz or Change.org had? What about White House e-petitions? What about e-petitions in the UK or in other countries? If you have comments on these questions or relevant research, please let me know in the comments or email me at alex [at] oreilly.com.
On one of those counts, I’ve linked up some relevant reading below on the White House e-petitions platform, “We The People,” which has been getting much more mainstream media attention in recent months. (The response to an e-petition to build a Death Star, at least, was epic.)
1. Jim Snider, White House’s ‘We The People’ Petitions Find Mixed Success, NPR’s All Things Considered, January 3, 2013.
2. Micah Sifry: How We The People could help form a more perfect union, TechPresident, 2012
3. Jim Snider: The White House’s We The People Petition Website: First Year Report Card, Huffington Post, September 23, 2012.
4. Jim Snider: The Case of the Missing White House Petitions, Huffington Post, October 31, 2011.
5. Nick Judd: Is the White House doing enough for We The People?, TechPresident, November 2, 2011.
6. Jim Snider: What Is the Democratic Function of the White House’s We The People Petition Website?, Huffington Post, October 20, 2011
7. Jim Snider: The White House’s New We the People Petition Website, Huffington Post, October 31, 2011
8. Alex Howard: White House launches e-petitions, National Journal, September 10, 2011
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