YouTube and the Blog-ocracy
Interesting bit "The YouTube Election" on citizen journalism or rabid Internet campaigning disguised as such. The article's in the New York Times, Sunday.
Writes Ryan Lizza: "YouTube may be changing the political process in more profound ways, for good and perhaps not for the better, according to strategists in both parties. If campaigns resemble reality television, where any moment of a candidate’s life can be captured on film and posted on the Web, will the last shreds of authenticity be stripped from our public officials? Will candidates be pushed further into a scripted bubble? In short, will YouTube democratize politics, or destroy it?"
On a side note: One of our "Daily News & The Daily Show" students posted the end montage of his group's mockumentary "Obey Gibbons" on YouTube. It's getting some attention from the Nevada bloggers, including Las Vegas Gleaner and UpNorth.
Writes Ryan Lizza: "YouTube may be changing the political process in more profound ways, for good and perhaps not for the better, according to strategists in both parties. If campaigns resemble reality television, where any moment of a candidate’s life can be captured on film and posted on the Web, will the last shreds of authenticity be stripped from our public officials? Will candidates be pushed further into a scripted bubble? In short, will YouTube democratize politics, or destroy it?"
On a side note: One of our "Daily News & The Daily Show" students posted the end montage of his group's mockumentary "Obey Gibbons" on YouTube. It's getting some attention from the Nevada bloggers, including Las Vegas Gleaner and UpNorth.
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