Gates Scholars’ Distinguished Lecture: Barack Obama’s New Media Director talks digital media in politics and beyond

  • April 14, 2010

Barack Obama’s New Media Director discusses the lessons learned from the US presidential campaign at a distinguished lecture in Cambridge.

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