Joe Mansour

Bio

Tech and politics flack. My day job is running creative digital campaigns. For fun I watch bad sci-fi and dream of traveling to Mars. Born and raised in Michigan, now living and working in Washington, DC.

July 4th Protest: NSA Scandal Prompts 4J Demonstration

When I first learned about the National Security Agency's massive domestic spying operation, I immediately thought of a scene from Christopher Nolan's 2008 epic film The Dark Knight. In the film, Gotham City is under assault from the Joker, a…

Election 2012 Narrated in Memes: From Etch-A-Sketch to Binders Full of Women

What was the defining characteristic of this presidential campaign? The political meme, of course. But before we look at the highlight reel, let’s answer this question: Do memes really matter? Do silly images posted to Reddit affect actual votes in…