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76 Views Length: 64:05 Garrett M. Graff, editor-at-large of Washingtonian Magazine, speaks on "The Facebook Election: How the 2008 Presidential Election was Shaped by Technology and the Youth Vote," on Monday, Nov. 17, at noon in the Tucker Forum, Gannett Hall, Missouri… Garrett M. Graff, editor-at-large of Washingtonian Magazine, speaks on "The Facebook Election: How the 2008 Presidential Election was Shaped by Technology and the Youth Vote," on Monday, Nov. 17, at noon in the Tucker Forum, Gannett Hall, Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia, Mo. Garrett M. Graff is widely recognized as one of the nation's leading experts on technology and politics. As editor at large at The Washingtonian, he covers media and politics, edits the Capital Comment section, and serves as internet director. He has profiled Barack Obama, Tom Friedman and FBI Director Robert Mueller, among others. His first book, "The First Campaign: Globalization, the Web, and the Race for the White House," which examines the role of technology in the 2008
presidential race, was published in December 2007 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux to strong reviews. Graff grew up in Montpelier, Vt., where his father was Vermont bureau chief for The Associated Press for two decades. A Harvard College graduate, he worked on the 2004 Howard Dean campaign.
More on Mr. Graff can be found at The Washingtonian website: http://www.washingtonian.com/authorprofiles/89.html
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