April 06, 2005
Gore TV Partisan Free?
From Washington Times:
Al Gore announced yesterday that his long-awaited cable network -- dubbed Current -- will debut Aug. 1.
"Young adults have a powerful voice, but you can't hear that voice on television ... yet," said Mr. Gore, who has aimed the 24-hour news channel at 18- to 34-year-olds who are preoccupied with the Internet.Mr. Gore was adamant his endeavor was ideology-free.
Ok sounds good, but I'm not sure everyone believes that, even if you did event the internet. More on the internet:
Collaborating with the online search engine Google, programming will "buck conventional news practices" by reporting topics "people are actually searching for right now," the network noted.
Speaking from Current's new San Francisco offices, Mr. Gore claimed he wanted to lend "a national platform to those who are hungry to help create the TV they want to watch."
Young viewers are "collaborators," he said, and have been invited to submit their own videos and ideas to the Web site (www.current.tv).
Collaborating with the online search engine Google, programing will "buck conventional news practices" by reporting topics "people are actually searching for right now," the network noted.
Posted by Buzz Webster at April 6, 2005 06:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
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Buzz, here's more on current from a list I'm on:
I listen lots and don't post much, but love the community here. I've
been consulting at this amazing network that just unveiled its new
self today:
http://www.current.tv. Its a participatory TV station that will be
going on air later this summer.
Anyway, they are completely committed to viewer created content -- vcc
-- and have the beginnings of a studio set up. Good vcc is going on
air -- and they are looking for variety, international, stuff in this
country that currently isn't on tv -- in very human voices. So check
out the studio and the new contest and join the station. I really
believe this thing is huge -- could bust tv wide open.
http://www.current.tv/studio/create/index.php
If you have video, upload it! And if you have suggestions, let me
know. They are completely listening.
Posted by: JLowe at April 7, 2005 09:11 AM
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