Hack the Debate | October 30, 2008 | 20 comments

Hack the Debate: what the press said

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Some of the best press and blog postings about Hack the Debate. And a few examples of Hack the Debate viewing parties as well.
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  • aemmett
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    • This was a brilliant move on current TV and Twitter's part. The invitation to 'Hack the Debate' allowed viewers everywhere to provide a running subtext and commentary to the debates. The floating subtitles reminded me of an English language translation of a Wagnerian opera. The Internet and TV suddenly became a single instrument for democracy and millions of voices.

      Though the comments were distracting, this was a solid demonstration of citizen journalism in the best sense. A real chance to know what the body politic was thinking and feeling...

    • 3 years ago
  • Chloe
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    • "Yes, but is it art? Is it hacking? To the creators, the tweeting debates of 2008 represent new populism...
      'It's about empowering the user with technology - in this case, Current and Twitter - and in the context, our national election dialogue, moving traditional broadcast television away from the voices of the few to a conversation of the many..."

    • 3 years ago
  • Chloe
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    • “For most of my adult life, interactive TV has been one of those concepts that is perpetually around a corner we never seem to turn…I got to sample a taste of interactive TV when I attended an event called "Hack the Debate."…So what did I learn? While interactive TV won't be for everyone, it has enormous potential for changing the way we experience programs.”
      “And in this age of spin and cynicism, anything that helps us be more engaged and informed as citizens is something to be applauded.”

    • 3 years ago
  • Chloe
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    • “Twitter users -- speaking spontaneously, honestly and, very often, with great insight -- added a genuine, fresh dimension.”
      “During "Hack", mainstream-media analysts were preempted by members of a largely self-chosen digital village: the Twitterverse.”
      “By adding an interactive edge to the traditional, communal experience of television, there is bound to be social impact, though it is still to be determined because this media is so new. …Democracy's future may depend on this, too.”

    • 3 years ago
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    • “Current TV…broke new ground Friday night when it melded a traditional televised presidential debate format with next-generation web technology that incorporated viewers' spontaneous reactions into the broadcast.”

    • 3 years ago
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    • “…perhaps the most radical attempt yet to merge television with the Internet...”
      “…the comments -- known as ''tweets'' -- range from utterly hilarious to surprisingly insightful to unfathomably stupid.”

    • 3 years ago
  • Chloe
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    • Fantastic article from ReadWriteWeb:
      “Was it on par with the first live televised Presidential debate? It may not have been, but we're less able to be awestruck today than we were in 1960.”
      “It was a debate unlike any other in the history of the world.”
      “We won't feel the same watching talking heads banter without viewer commentary ever again.”

    • 3 years ago
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