Democrats to Launch An Online Talk Show. - DemsTV.com.
The Democrats are getting their own talk show -- in cyberspace.
Two Democratic political consultants are preparing to launch a weekly online political talk show that will showcase the party's message, lambaste Republicans and, they hope, open a new front in the ongoing media wars.
It's called DemsTV.com, and each Tuesday, beginning tomorrow, the Web site will feature 20 minutes or so of talking-head chatter from a rotating cast of young Democratic operatives.
"The primary focus is on politics, and, frankly, a heavy focus is on pointing out the foibles and scandals and dirty little secrets of Republicans that we think don't receive as much coverage in the mainstream media as they might," said Dan Manatt, one of the producers.
This week, he said, the program will include opposition research on the GOP's possible 2008 presidential candidates, the panelists' picks for the "blogger of the week" and their predictions of who will be the most important Democratic leaders in the coming years.
The program, which its creators say is the video equivalent of a blog, does not have any formal connection to the Democratic National Committee. But it represents the latest wrinkle in the partisan war for online attention. The Republican National Committee launched its own show online earlier this year, with a series of interviews with GOP politicians called "Off the Record."
(3-7-05 The Washington Post.)
Two Democratic political consultants are preparing to launch a weekly online political talk show that will showcase the party's message, lambaste Republicans and, they hope, open a new front in the ongoing media wars.
It's called DemsTV.com, and each Tuesday, beginning tomorrow, the Web site will feature 20 minutes or so of talking-head chatter from a rotating cast of young Democratic operatives.
"The primary focus is on politics, and, frankly, a heavy focus is on pointing out the foibles and scandals and dirty little secrets of Republicans that we think don't receive as much coverage in the mainstream media as they might," said Dan Manatt, one of the producers.
This week, he said, the program will include opposition research on the GOP's possible 2008 presidential candidates, the panelists' picks for the "blogger of the week" and their predictions of who will be the most important Democratic leaders in the coming years.
The program, which its creators say is the video equivalent of a blog, does not have any formal connection to the Democratic National Committee. But it represents the latest wrinkle in the partisan war for online attention. The Republican National Committee launched its own show online earlier this year, with a series of interviews with GOP politicians called "Off the Record."
(3-7-05 The Washington Post.)
posted by Sid Cottingham | 7:10 AM
1 Comments:
Wow, this sould be rather interesting to watch.
Thanks for pointing it out, Sid.
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