*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** ----- Forwarded message: ----- >----------THE POLITICSONLINE CONVENTION SPECIAL---------- > >The Newswire of Politics on the Internet >A publication of PoliticsOnline --- >Fundraising and Internet Tools for Politics >http://www.PoliticsOnline.com >For Monday, August 17, 2000 >----------------------------------------- > >----------------------------------------- >QUOTES OF THE DAY >----------------------------------------- > >White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart in an exclusive POL interview: > >“[I]n 1996, there was a lot of discussion about how important the media was in >politics, and it frankly wasn’t that important. In the year 2000, people thought they >were prepared, but they’re not prepared. It’s more pervasive than I think anyone in >either party is ready to deal with. My guess is, by the next election, it’ll be as >important as the traditional news operations of broadcast news and newspapers.” >http://www.politicsonline.com/convention/polstory.asp?id=8 > > >>From the Los Angeles Times: >ABC’s Sam Donaldson -- host of regular webcasts at ABC.com -- on the role of online >journalism at future conventions: > >“You'll see Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw and [Peter] Jennings, if they're all still >working, doing shows from Internet Alley [in 2004]...In 2008, no one will be doing >conventional broadcasting over the air.” >http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/elect2000/pres/demconven/lat_brian000816.htm > > >----------------------------------------- >ON POL THIS WEEKEND >----------------------------------------- > >POLITICSONLINE’S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: >Phil Noble sat down with a who’s who of e-politics heavyweights at the Democratic >National Convention. Check out what AOL’s Kathleen deLaski, Voter.com’s Justin >Dangle, White House Press Secretary Joe Lockhart, and others had to say. >http://www.politicsonline.com > >NETPULSE NOTES... >NetPulse is taking a week off, but will be published next week. >----------------------------------------- >SCENES FROM INTERNET AVENUE >----------------------------------------- > >DAY 4: THE HYPE COMES TO AN END (FOR NOW) >Within moments of AL Gore’s convention finale, Internet Avenue looked like a mall >that had fallen out a favor. Alas, high profile celebs and sustantive pols -- the >Christie Brinkleys and Jesse Jacksons of the world -- once strutted past another, >walking among the masses of computer geeks, entourages in tow. Empty cubicles and >packed boxes soon were soon all there was to be found lining the walls of the L.A. >Convention Center, though. ABC.com was the only solvent franchise still drawing >crowds -- If only Cokie and Sam had been sporting those Gap-salesperson-headseats, >the metaphor would be complete. > >LA INSIDER’S ‘PROTEST CAM’ SHOWS CONVENTION FROM ANOTHER VIEW >C-Span’s streaming video just too boring? Dems2000.com’s “Be Here 360” view just too >much? The L.A. Insider’s got an antidote -- “Protest Cam.” Through the site, users >can access streaming video, not from a Staples Center skybox, but from the Chevron >across the street. See what the demonstration of the hour is live without having to >get a hold of a sign of your own. >http://www.lainsider.com/auto_docs/webcams.5.5/demcam.html > > >KOREANZ.COM OFFERS BILINGUAL CONVENTION COVERAGE >>From its impressive web site, Koreanz.com provided the only coverage of the >Democratic National Convention in the Korean language. During the week, the site has >featured interviews with major figures such as Washington Governor Gary Locke in both >English and Korean. According to Eric Cho, director of Orange County-based dot-com, >close to 70% of Korean Americans are more comfortable receiving their news in their >native tongue. Cho and his staff hope their presence at the convention creates >business opportunities for Korean and Korean American business, but first and >foremost, encourages Korean Americans to participate in the political process of >their adopted home. >http://www.koreanz.com > > >FANTASYELECTION.COM’S MOCK DEBATE FALLS FLAT >Fantasyelection.com may have scored a touchdown with their rottiserie political >campaigns, but their most recent publicity stunt -- Thursday’s mock debate between >Gore and Bush impersonators from Internet Avenue -- was more painful to watch than >the annual ESPN Classic showing of LT cracking Joe Theismann’s leg. The doubles’ >voices were barely audible over the groans of the crowd. That’s not to say that >there was much to miss, considering that only the moderator, a faux Jesse Ventura, >was the only participant who bothered to learn his lines. Stick with the online >stuff, fellas; performance satire is for the big boys. >http://www.fantasyelections.com >GREEDYTV.ORG TO LIST NETWORKS OFFERING THE MOST PUBLIC SERVICE >The Alliance for Better Campaigns has launched a new site dedicated to combating the >influence of television advertising in the American electoral process. “Everybody >hates political ads, except the television stations that air them,” according to an >Alliance press release. “While our democracy goes on the auction block, television >stations will rake in $600 million from the 2000 election.” In September, >GreedyTV.org plans to release a list of the stations and networks best honoring their >“commitment to serve the public interest.” >http://www.greedytv.org > > >GWU GRAD PROGRAM NAMES LINEUP OF POLITICAL SITES >George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management named its >“starting lineup” of nine websites for “Fast and Free” political information (due to >the lack of a DH, we’re going to assume this an NL club). >http://www.gwu.edu/~gspm/ > > >----------------------------------------- >WEB NEWS FROM THE CONVENTION AND BEYOND >----------------------------------------- > >UCLA STUDY DISCUSSES POLITICS, INFORMATION, AND THE INTERNET >(E Marketer) The internet started as an information medium. Fresh data from The UCLA >Internet Report: Surveying the Digital Future suggests it remains that par >excellence. Part of the study has been excerpted to coincide with the Democratic >National Convention in order to highlight the informational function of the Internet >and how it relates to national politics. The entire study will be released in October. >http://www.emarketer.com/estats/dailyestats/20000816_ucla.html > >A LOOK AT THE NET RESULTS OF PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS >(Los Angeles Times) Hopefully, voters will select the next president based on the >candidates' policies, not their Web sites. But if the influence of TV commercials is >any guide, a flashy site may someday swing an election. >http://www.latimes.com/business/20000817/t000077108.html > >WEB ENABLES CAMPAIGNS TO BYPASS MEDIA >(MSNBC) In the age of the Internet, political parties no longer need to rely on the >news media to report on their doings. They can circumvent the skeptical eye of >journalists by going direct to the public, unfiltered. In the age of the Internet, >the parties no longer need to rely on the news media to report on their doings. They >can circumvent the skeptical eye of journalists by going direct to the public, >unfiltered. >http://www.msnbc.com/news/447084.asp > > >CAN THE WEB SNARE VOTERS? >(Philadelphia Inquirer) Voter.com, GoVote.com, Politics.com, GeorgeWBush.com, >AlGore2000.com - a star-spangled universe of political Web sites, online campaigns, >and Internet-based grassroots organizers is beckoning voters online for the election >season. But it is still anyone's guess whether a significant part of the voting >public will show up in political chat rooms and e-mail groups, or enlist its time - >and money - in political activism sparked by Internet buzz. >http://web.philly.com/content/inquirer/2000/08/17/tech_life/WEBCAMP17.htm > >MARYLAND VOTER PUTS BALLOT UP FOR AUCTION ON EBAY >(Salon) Right now on eBay you can place your bid for the "Vote of one U.S. Citizen," >Item # 410721373. Listed for auction just this Tuesday, already 20 bids have pushed >the price up to $10,100. Let the Apocalypse begin. >http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/08/17/vote_sale/index.html > >CLINTON’S RIGHT-CLICK WOMAN >(Wired) Linda Roberts is an optimist, an all-around positive thinker. Some might even >call her a crusader. And although she holds a powerful position in Washington, she >won't be running for high office any time soon. She likes it right where she is. >"When I wake up in the morning I think I have the best job in the administration," >she said in a recent phone interview. >http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,38078,00.html > > >----------------------------------------- >If you like the Weekly PoliTicker, you will love NetPulse, PoliticsOnline's Bi-Weekly >e-Journal of Politicking on the Internet. >Get It! Study It! Use It! >http://www.PoliticsOnline.com/ >----------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and type >"leave", without the quotation marks, in the subject box. >----------------------------------------- >The Weekly PoliTicker is compiled by Andy Hoefer. >Please send comments to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.PoliticsOnline.com >Fundraising and Internet Tools for Politics > >The future of online politics happens first at PoliticsOnline, the world's premier >company providing Fundraising and Internet Tools for Politics. 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