GigaOM :: Reddit landed a personal appearance by the President of the United States on Wednesday when Barack Obama stopped by for one of the site’s “Ask Me Anything” interviews — an event that further adds to the web community’s reputation as an alternative source of journalism.
Hi, I’m Barack Obama, President of the United States. Ask me anything. I’ll be taking your questions for half an hour starting at about 4:30 ET.
Proof it's me: https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/240903767350968320
Hey, everyone: I'll be taking your questions online today. Ask yours here: OFA.BO/gBof44 -bo
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 29, 2012
A report by Mathew Ingram, gigaom.com
Headline and teaser follows Mathew Ingrams original piece. Many questioned if that this is journalism at all:
Alex Howard: "When the interview subject can choose which questions to ask, there are no consequences for that choice and there are no tough followups by a moderator, we need to be careful about talking about any online platform replacing journalism."
Source: http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/
Posted by: Steffen Konrath | August 30, 2012 at 11:13 AM