Political Video

Schlomo and I are co-moderating a panel at The Politics Online Conference on March 5, 2008. We'll be joined by Richard Bluestein (aka Madge), Jim Bray of Why Tuesday, and hopefully someone from The Uptake. Our goal is to highlight the growing ability for grassroots web video to affect the political conversation we have in this country.

I'm especially realizing how important an online community can help raise money.
From a recent article in the London Telegraph:

Last month, for example, Mr Obama raised an astonishing $32 million (about £18 million). Of this, all but $4 million was donated online, by hundreds of thousands of small donors (90 per cent gave $100 or less).

That's huge money and can only happen because Obama has been the one of the few candidates (also Ron Paul) to reach out online in a big way. Web video can help build this relationship. Anyway, here's our panel info. We'd love to see you come by. 

Title: How web video changes the political conversation - http://polc.ipdi.org/Agenda/mobilevideo.htm

Description: Regular people are increasingly making media that adds to the political conversation, lugging small (and big) cameras to political events and telling their own stories. They post their own commentary on issues using webcams. They use video clips to influence their own communities. They don't stick to talking points. What's a campaign manager or issue advocate to do?

Day/Time: Wednesday, March 5 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Register at https://www.online-donation.com/ipdi-polc/

Comments

[jonny goldstein]

And if people want to meet you for a beer, they should head over to The Irish Channel Pub 7:30PM, Tues, March 4

http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/444429/