Comments on: Reddit as journalism: Crowdsourcing an interview with the President http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/ Sun, 19 May 2013 10:04:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: eideard http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-959380 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 03:17:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-959380 Sad? No. Cynical – and I publicly support working people, middle class folk – instead of fawning over history’s best example of political corruption.

]]> By: Doug http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-959253 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:28:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-959253 The article discusses crowdsourcing as journalism. I would say legitimate journalists would not ask the stupid questions I cited as example, so in that sense, crowdsourcing failed. Also, you have to admit, something like this forum is a favorable audience for the president. I assure you the same crowd would not be talking about Romney’s favorite basketball team.

]]> By: Doug http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-959246 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:20:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-959246 He has spent the entire campaign seeking out friendly local market interviews. Even going as far as to invite reporters to speak with him n a specific topic that makes him look good ? Entertaining questions about his favorite food and preferred super power. The interview below says it all.

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-talks-colors-food-super-powers-and-music-interview-new-mexico-radio-station_650120.html

]]> By: Doug http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-959241 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:16:40 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-959241 You are sad, sir.

]]> By: A S http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-959157 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:20:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-959157 Did you even check that Reddit AMA page? There were all kinds of questions there. Some of them very probing and some tough ones that Obama usually avoids (Eg: drug-related). Obama, as typical of a politician on the campaign trail, chose one or two serious questions that would help him use his regular talking points, and one or two that would allow him to joke with the public and banter with them.

]]> By: Mathew Ingram http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-959156 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:20:01 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-959156 Great comment, Aravind. Thanks for mentioning that.

]]> By: A S http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-959153 Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:17:42 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-959153 Doug,

Why are you being deliberately misleading? There were plenty of very intelligent and probing questions that Obama did not respond to. You deliberately decided to ignore them?

Reddit is part of the Internet. If you have spent any time on the Internet, you should know that it is a mix of the good, the bad and the silly. Actually, if you spent any time on the Internet, you would also know that b.s. comments such as yours would be called out.

]]> By: A S http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-959079 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 23:39:44 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-959079 Great point! Presidential debates are nothing more than thinly disguised fashion shows for the candidates.

]]> By: Moving Sky http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-957033 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:24:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-957033 This is what happens when the feeble brained public gets to ask questions. They are more concerned about pop culture than the real issues concerning our country

]]> By: Derek Scruggs http://gigaom.com/2012/08/29/reddit-as-journalism-crowdsourcing-an-interview-with-the-president/#comment-956856 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:53:32 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=557978#comment-956856 Yes, obviously Obama should be blamed for what people ask him.

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