Professional journalists and citizen bloggers alike can add political candidates to their list of peers.
Tennessean, Law and Order star and Republican nominee hopeful, Fred Thompson, is going to become a blogmaster.
Right smack “above the fold” on USA Today’s front page, is Thompson declaring the actor’s life a yawn, therefore he plans to launch a “tech-savvy” campaign of blogs, video posts and forum participation to reach voters otherwise turned off by political theater.
At first, Thompson’s YouTube approach sounded intimidatingly intrusive, but after the initial shock of having a little space where I could safely hide from “the world” with my Missy Elliot and Lil’ Kim vids, I think I can dig it.
Regardless of your political preference, this is big.
You could ask questions directly, 24/7, the most brilliant questions – you know, the ones that pop into your head at 3 a.m. And you probably could expect a few non-filtered answers and comments from other participants/candidates.
Obama started it all when he asked that “any video from the presidential debates be made available to the public afterwards, free of copyright protections.”
Imagine also the chance to privately review, from all speeches, debates and press conferences until you were darn sure you understood the body language AND the words.
Hey, it's a start. Others will follow suit.
July. Watch for it from the safety of your laptop.
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