US Presidential Elections: the Victory of Big Data & Big Money
Saturday, December 22nd, 2012 | Articles | Comments Off on US Presidential Elections: the Victory of Big Data & Big Money
In the latest issue of “Aspenia” magazine, due to hit the shelves in January, Dennis Redmont analyzes communication and advertising techniques displayed during in the US Presidential campaign.
From the summary:
In the last US Presidential campaign, more than social networks usage, the key to success was data-mining technology. Yet television was fundamental, and the Obama campaign produced more targeted advertising than ever.
Click here to read the full article on Aspenia (.pdf format).
Posthumous Pulitzer: Remembering Ed Kennedy
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 | Radio & TV | Comments Off on Posthumous Pulitzer: Remembering Ed Kennedy
In “Voci dal mondo” (Rai Radio 1), Dennis Redmont remembered the story of Edward Kennedy, a “a star Associated Press correspondent with a penchant for daring evasion of authority” (Washington Post), who broke the story of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender, defying political and military censorship. Now a group of prominent journalists want Kennedy to be posthumously awarded a Pulitzer Prize.
US Presidential Elections: Dennis Redmont on “Area News”
Friday, November 16th, 2012 | Radio | Comments Off on US Presidential Elections: Dennis Redmont on “Area News”
In an interview for the Italian radio Area News, Dennis Redmont talks about the recent US Presidential Elections.
Click here to listen to the interview (in Italian).
“Italy Has Become More American, But Still Doesn’t Quite Grasp It”. Dennis Redmont in “L’Opinione”
Tuesday, November 13th, 2012 | Articles | Comments Off on “Italy Has Become More American, But Still Doesn’t Quite Grasp It”. Dennis Redmont in “L’Opinione”
Dennis Redmont talks with Umberto Mucci, journalist at L’Opinione, about the US Presidential Elections, the Council for the United States and Italy and the relationship between the two countries.
Dennis Redmont on RSI (Radiotelevisione Svizzera) Election Night Special
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012 | Radio & TV | Comments Off on Dennis Redmont on RSI (Radiotelevisione Svizzera) Election Night Special
This evening, Dennis Redmont will be a guest on RSI (Radiotelevisione Svizzera) Election Night Special, starting from 23.50 pm and ending at 7.00 am.
Election Day: Dennis Redmont on “Radio Vaticana”
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012 | Radio & TV | Comments Off on Election Day: Dennis Redmont on “Radio Vaticana”
Dennis Redmont was interviewed by Radio Vaticana about the US Presidential Election, the high technological standard of the campaign and the conflicted political landscape in America.
Regarding the first theme, Redmont was struck by the high technical level of observation performed by the average American voter:
The level of specificity deployed by the media to understand the voter’s behavior and mindset is so advanced that it is possible to know, for instance, which car brand an average Republican voter prefers, as electoral and commercial data intertwine and can be drawn on their profile. Hence, this kind of targeting enables for a wider and deeper understanding of voters’ behavior.
Secondly, Redmont believes the U.S. will remain politically divided regardless of the election result:
The U.S. will remain split no matter who wins the elections, as the opposition party would block any sort of legislative decision. For example, if the front-runner, Obama, would win, the Congress and probably also the Senate would nevertheless have a Republican majority. Therefore, the first couple of months, even before the end Obama’s official term – which occurs next January – will prove if the U.S. can deal with such crises like the deficit. It’s a big question mark, also because the loser will have to face a showdown and either the conservative or the democratic faction will be forced to find a compromise… I’m not at all optimistic!
Redmont’s Prediction For US Elections
Monday, November 5th, 2012 | Articles | Comments Off on Redmont’s Prediction For US Elections
In a brief interview with Filippo Sensi, deputy editor of the newspaper Europa, Dennis Redmont talks about the upcoming US presidential election and its possible outcome.
Since the elections will be very tight, republicans and democrats have recruited thousands of lawyers to monitor and eventually question some small-margin results (the republicans even 8 thousand). The most important battles are the referendums regarding the states who would legalize marijuana (Colorado and Washington), gay marriage (Maryland) and the “proposition 37” in California (companies have spent over 40 million dollars) in favor or against OMG. But at the end Obama will win, as he rightly managed the Sandy tragedy and has recovered from a horrible performance in the first debate which will remain a classic of political rhetoric.
On “Prima Comunicazione”, Dennis Redmont analyzes Italian Premier Monti’s communication strategy
Monday, October 29th, 2012 | Articles | Comments Off on On “Prima Comunicazione”, Dennis Redmont analyzes Italian Premier Monti’s communication strategy
Redmont’s contribution to the Italian WeThink project
Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012 | Articles | Comments Off on Redmont’s contribution to the Italian WeThink project
Dennis Redmont proposes his viewpoint on the status of communication in Italy in an article for a project called WeThink (developed by Italia Camp, a network of Italian associations and think tanks). Redmont’s contribution to the project gives hints and examples of how society meddles with politics and suggests Italians to allow their country be “contaminated” by the outside world.
The Benghazi attack and the stall of the Arab spring: Redmont at Radio3 program “The talk of the town”
Thursday, September 13th, 2012 | Debates, Radio, Radio & TV | Comments Off on The Benghazi attack and the stall of the Arab spring: Redmont at Radio3 program “The talk of the town”
Dennis Redmont is a guest on a Rai Radio 3‘s radio program, Tutta la citta’ ne parla (It becomes the talk of the town) dealing with the issues of US foreign policy and recent events in Libya.
