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Frequently Asked Questions

Short answers to the questions readers send Campaign 08 Blog most often, plus where to write if yours is not covered here.

How do I send a correction?

Email the address on the contact page with the link and the source for the correction. We update the article and note the date.

Why are there posts from 2007?

The blog started in the 2008 campaign season. Those early posts cover the moment candidates first used YouTube, blogs and Second Life, and we keep them in the archive.

Who writes here?

Three named writers: Lena Okafor, Martin Ashby and Rosalind Chu. Their backgrounds are on their author pages.

What do games have to do with politics?

Strategy and simulation games let players run campaigns, form coalitions and manage public opinion. They are a useful lens on real campaigning, and many readers play them.

Is this blog partisan?

No. We write about how campaigns communicate online and leave the voting advice to you. Examples come from across parties.

Do you accept political advertising?

We do not run paid political content. Any commercial links on the site are disclosed in the editorial policy.

Not covered above

Send it to [email protected]. Anything we are asked repeatedly tends to become an article, and the ones asked most often are the ones that land on this page.

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Head for the blog archive, or read the about page first if seeing how everything is organised would help more.