[January 26, 2006] Democracy Reform Group Demos Launches Online News Journal Democracy Dispatches; WebBased News and Analysis Source Offers New Insight, Fills Information Void on Election and DemocracyReform Issues Tweet (Ascribe Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Today, Demos, a national, non-partisan public policy organization, announced the launch of the new Democracy Dispatches online. Published at www.democracydispatches.org, Democracy Dispatches is a web-based news journal offering commentary, blog-based analysis and an up-to-date newswire to provide information about voting rights, election reform and democracy-related issues in the United States. Since it was first published in print and online in 2001, Democracy Dispatches has become a resource for reformers, journalists and policymakers who need timely news and information on a range of voting rights and election-related topics in the U.S. The all-new web-based Dispatches format will build on a strong 5-year record of reporting and analysis on a range of issues -- voter registration, felon disfranchisement, youth mobilization, voter ID, campaign finance, election integrity, reform policy at the national and state levels, and others -- with comprehensive daily updates on the key challenges and opportunities to a fair and just democracy. Featured writers include Sasha Abramsky, a leading national expert on felon disfranchisement in the U.S.; Lorraine C. Minnite, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Barnard College; Tova Wang, Senior Program Officer and Democracy Fellow at The Century Foundation; Stuart Comstock-Gay, Executive Director of the National Voting Rights Institute; Ron Hayduk, Professor of Political Science, Borough Of Manhattan Community College; Steven Carbo, Director of Demos' Democracy Program; Miles Rapoport, former Secretary of the State of Connecticut; and many others. Throughout 2006, Democracy Dispatches will continue to expand its breadth and scope to address issues beyond the current election reform landscape and offer new ideas for creating a just and inclusive society in the United States--"the democracy we deserve." To read the new Democracy Dispatches visit www.democracydispatches.org. To sign up for Democracy Dispatches visit www.demos.org/sign_up.cfm. - - - - NOTE TO EDITORS: To syndicate columns published in Democracy Dispatches, schedule an interview with Sarah Tobias, Editor of Democracy Dispatches or a Democracy Dispatches contributor, please contact Tim Rusch. ((AScribe - The Public Interest Newswire / http://www.ascribe.org)) [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]