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“YouTube Debates” More Gimmick Than Revolution

Jul 23rd, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: Internet TV, Streaming Video, Video, Video Podcasts, Vlogs

Tonight, CNN will be hosting the first of the CNN-YouTube debates of presidential contenders.
Democratic candidates will be answering videotaped questions that were submitted by people via YouTube. Questions were submitted between June 14 and July 22 and then selected by CNN’s political team.
Some are heralding the event as a sort of democratic revolution, putting citizens [...]

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Internet Video To Be Key Part Of 2008 Election

Jan 22nd, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: General

The Washington Post has an interesting take on the growing importance of podcasting, video podcasting and other Internet media in the world of politics.
Not long ago, an anonymous video on the Internet would have elicited little more than amusement from the candidate under attack. But the 2006 campaign, in which then-Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) saw [...]

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