Posted by
LonewackoDotCom on Monday, July 30, 2007 3:10:57 PM
The CNN/Youtube Democratic debate was horrible because a) almost all the videos submitted were incredibly weak, and b) CNN chose the weakest of the bunch. Rather than forcing those who want to be president of the U.S. to defend their policies, the candidates got off easy and were for the most part simply able to launch into their stump speeches.
This problem will continue in one form or another as long as CNN or another biased group is the gatekeeper.
The better way to choose the videos is to ask known quantities (such as bloggers and pundits who have reputations they would presumably want to protect) to rate the videos on their difficulty vs. their triviality or generality. Then, the most difficult videos would be selected.
Each individual rating would be made public. That way, those rating the videos could be held accountable for their selections. If they rate something incorrectly or refuse to rate some videos, they would hopefully face a hit to their credibility. Those rating the videos could also indicate whether they think the statements made on a video are inaccurate; that would be made public as well, and the videomaker and others could reply...
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I can put a site like this together, but I need some backing to fund the development and, more importantly, the promotion.