CNN gets kudos for most original idea during Election 2008 coverage yesterday by “holographing” correspondent Jessica Yellin and pop star Will I Am into the CNN studio to virtually converse with Wolf Blitzer and Anderson Cooper. Gizmodo explains how they did it: On the subject’s side: • 35 HD cameras pointed at the subject in [...]
The media buzz on Election 2008 is all about how the internet provides real time updates and commentary much faster than TV and other broadcast media: Passing of the Torch: TV to Internet – Screenwerk I’m Ready to Declare the Winner in the 2008 Race – Arianna Huffington (it’s the Internet) Media groups turn on [...]
CNN reports that 2/3 of the public don’t want to see another debate. After #3, I don’t either because the rhetoric unceremoniously petrified into refrains of “McCain is Bush” and “Obama will raise taxes”. The debate reactions are more transparent with real time polling on CNN by their pundits and by commentary from Election Twitter [...]
The surprise announcement of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the Republican VP candidate highlights the relevancy of different media in reporting breaking news: 1. Twitter breaks the news 2. Concurrently, TV news – MSNBC, CNN, CNBC – gathers initial pundit reactions that generally mirror the Twitter feeds. The online business news sites also report the [...]
Patrick Kitano is founding Principal of Brand into Media, a unique strategy group working with corporations and organizations to develop social and media-based strategies that engage hyperlocal communities.
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