Summary: Forget those <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlaeMgrH7u8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">grainy old newsreels</a> of Republicans and Democrats putting on large hats and gathering every four years to nominate a candidate for president. Thanks to YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and various other social platforms, wonks and watchers alike have instant access to high-definition video right from the arena floor, plus ongoing commentary from viewers around the world. Will this massive wall of easily accessible data make for a more informed body politic — or just lead to more online body slams? And what about those <a href="https://wikileaks.org/dnc-emails/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">the hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee</a> that some say were <a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/why-experts-think-russia-hacked-dnc-emails-n616486" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">courtesy of Russian operatives</a> trying to influence the results of November? Journalist<a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/h/laura_m_holson/index.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Laura M. Holson</a> drops by PTJ HQ with her observations on it all.<br> And, after a week off so J.D. could work on her monitor tan, she and El Kaiser are back behind the mic with a summary of the week’s tech news, including Verizon’s purchase of Yahoo and summer projects from Microsoft and Google. Pour yourself a cool, refreshing beverage and settle on in for a listen!<br>
