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They get their news primarily through social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter. They select their news content themselves by actively and critically seeking information on topics that interest them from online-only sources, like YouTube or blogs. Scovill looked at how the three different news selection methods impacted young people's engagement in political activities in the following categories: voting, political activism and political campaigning. Scovill found that study participants age 18 or older who consumed elite-selected media were the most likely to say they voted in the last election, while study participants who intentionally sought out, or self-selected, their media were the most likely to participate in political activism or campaigning. Getting news from social media did not have a significant impact on political participation in any of the categories examined, although consumers of news on social media were, unsurprisingly, likely to have "liked" a political candidate on Facebook. While news consumption among young people in the dataset was generally low overall, how they selected their news still proved to make a difference in their political engagement, especially for those who self-selected their news media—which influenced political participation in every category but voting. They also were more likely to sign an online petition or attend a youth political event or protest. "That intentional process matters, whereas news on social media or elite-selected news media are coming through the choices of others who decide what is important to post on Facebook or what is important to go on the front page of the New York Times." Scovill plans to continue researching young people's political engagement and how it differs from that of generations past, as well how young people's personal identity formation contributes to their political engagement. Young people are using new forms of activism, like signing petitions online or doing their own crowdsourcing online and raising funds for things that matter to them, in ways that older generations might not be."

A new study in the British Journal of Criminology indicates that the different political periods in which people 'came of age' has an important influence on their perception of crime, even decades later. For over forty years, researchers have sought to understand the causes and implications of people's fear of crime. But to date, no studies have been able to take into account whether the political period in which a cohort grew up had a meaningful effect on their emotional responses to crime. Researchers from the University of Sheffield, University of Southampton and Sciences Po, Paris, analyzed data on fear of crime and antisocial behavior from the British Crime Survey in England and Wales spanning 30 years. The researchers found a strong relationship between a respondent's current crime fears and their political generation. Meanwhile, the Wilson/ Callaghan generation expressed the highest levels of worry about robbery and mugging, which was a key concern for politicians, policy makers and journalists at the time. Responses to antisocial behaviours tell a similar story. Political and popular debates about crime that are prevalent in one's youth appear to impact the fears those individuals report through adulthood and into middle age," said one of the paper's authors, Stephen Farrall. s.farrall@sheffield.ac.uk 07906 716 590 To request a copy of the study, please contact: Daniel Luzer daniel.luzer@oup.com Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) has signed a bill into law that will pay people $10,000 if they move to the state and work for an out-of-state employer remotely. The bill, which is scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1, 2019, has budgeted grants for nearly 100 new remote workers in the first three years of the program, and 20 more workers per year for every year afterward. Under the terms of bill, a new remote worker may be eligible for a grant under the program “for qualifying remote worker expenses in the amount of not more than $5,000.00 per year, not to exceed a total of $10,000.00 per individual new remote worker over the life of the program.” Remote worker expenses that qualify for the grant include the purchase of computer software and hardware, broadband access or upgrade, and membership in a co-working or similar space. The legislation is just one of the northeastern state’s latest efforts to counter its aging population. In addition to the program, Vermont has also launched another program, called Stay to Stay Weekends, that is aimed at getting the state's 13 million annual tourists to relocate to Vermont. Tourists who plan their trips to the state during one of the designated weekends from April to October have the opportunity to network with employers, entrepreneurs, and realtors.

At the time, Costa Rica had just elected Carlos Alvarado as its new president. But they will have a steep hill to climb as they try to form a government: in the Legislative Assembly, Alvarado’s Citizens’ Action Party (PAC) counts only ten of the 57 members of congress. Pulling together The group was created the day after the first round of elections in February. Many people used the groups to encourage others to vote, but others went further and actually offered hospitality, opening their houses to fellow Costa Ricans who don’t live near a voting centre. Days prior the elections, members of the group proposed different strategies to increase the votes. Many of these tactics worked as users flooded Facebook with pictures of their loved ones after voting, adding captions like “this is my grandma, I convinced her to vote”. Ottón Solís, founder of the Citizen Action Party (PAC), took heart on this uncommon electoral behaviour: “Even though we won this second round, the great winner here is Costa Rica. Democracy won.” Ottón’s message seems to resonate with Carlos Alvarado’s plan to form a National Unity Government, one that will assemble a more democratic cabinet by including all parties represented in the Legislative Assembly. I think that the message from the people was talk to each other.” These efforts towards unity in the country reflect an integral part of the Costa Rican national imagination: this is a country that celebrates democracy and peace. In this year’s election, division almost became the new narrative – but in the end, these deeper values won the day.

That could change with the November elections, when retiring Putnam Police Chief Rick Hayes appears on the ballot. Thompson narrowly voted for Romney in 2012 and voted Republican again in 2016, while the GOP tipped the scales in Putnam from Democrat to Republican in 2016 after both towns voted for Barack Obama in the previous election. The Killingly Democrat, who was unseated by Republican newcomer Dauphinais in the last election, knows how important “top of the ballot” politics can be to people running for state and local office. So sometimes people will choose not to support you based on that affiliation, like the affiliation with Malloy, but — look at (disgraced former Republican Gov. When we start voting for the person and not the party, we’ll have better parties,” said Rosati-Randall. People are sick and tired of the way the state is being run and they’ve had enough and they are going to show it,” said Hayes. And that’s got to change, ” said Hayes. “You know, everybody would love great things to happen in the state — lots of services for people. Hayes was a registered Democrat until the middle of 2016, when he changed his party. You’re going to work because you just want to make enough to support your family.

Sometimes a politician says something so racist, sexist, or otherwise terrible that it could (or should) ruin their career. But for that to happen, somebody’s got to be there to get it on tape — and it's not an easy gig. Zach Wurtz has been working as a political “tracker” in Washington state for almost a decade. Most of his work involves driving for hours to tape local politicians giving speeches. Sometimes he ends up at massive ballroom events with rich Republican donors, other times at tiny gatherings in community centers. If his “target” shows up to give a speech in public, Zach shows up too, camera in hand, ready to capture every word and send it back to his client. (Zach primarily works for Democrats.) He’s a bit like a spy, except he’s so famous in Washington political circles that everybody knows who he is — and none of them want him at their events.

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