You Are The Guest Show 80 - Presidential Hopefuls and the Internet




You Are The Guest Podcast show

Summary: Mark is an independent journalist who has his own blog and podcast called RizWords. Mark and I discuss how blogs and podcasts are shaping the way politicians now campaign and how the mainstream media has changed in there coverage because of the Internet, and shares a story on Barack Obama's campaign tried to take over a MySpace page from a supporter. Mark gives his opinions on my list of 10 presidential candidates and rates how well each of them are doing on the Internet. Mark asks me if I think independent journalists will be able to make a living at what they're doing, what role does government play in legislating technology and the Internet, and what can be done by the new media to further the dialogue with people in the Middle East to find common ground.