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Friday, August 29, 2008

The Big Tent


The Big Tent

More bloggers have been accredited for the US conventions than ever before but what are they adding to the media circus? Oliver Burkeman went to find out

Video link.

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Tories must harness power of the internet to spread the word

If you were running a political party, and you were presented with an opportunity to promote your message free of charge to millions of people, raise millions of pounds in small donations and bypass the vultures of print and broadcast media, you'd take it, wouldn't you?

Methinks Iain Dale is doing a Yosser Hughes impersonation, that is, "Gissajob I can do that".

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

John,

Live interviews and spontaneous, unrehearsed questions reveal politicians true character, aims and leadership qualities.

Reaching the public via the internet worked for Obama as a 'back up' to addressing thousands of people in person.

James Higham said...

Think the jury is still out on the viability of the internet as a political tool.