New C-SPAN channel on YouTube
Posted by Steve Grove, Head of News and
Politics, YouTube
As the 2008 election progresses, more and more voters are tuning
into YouTube to stay on top of the action. Our
platform now features content from candidates, news organizations,
and voters, and we've made it easier than ever to see where the
candidates stand on each of the major issues in this election. The
next big stop on the campaign trail is Pennsylvania, so we're
partnering with C-SPAN to collect videos from voters across the
country who will answer the question, "What is the most
important issue to you in this election?"
This is our fourth voter video program. We started in
then went national on
C-SPAN, we're adding a new twist: in the week leading up to the
Pennsylvania primaries on April 22, we'll be on the C-SPAN
election bus throughout the state, collecting videos straight from
the campaign trail.
We think C-SPAN is the perfect partner for this program. Started in
1979, C-SPAN is a private nonprofit whose mission is to
"provide public access to the political process." That
mission is closely aligned with our own: to connect voters and
candidates through the power of online video. In a way, YouTube
politics has given voters everywhere the opportunity to create
their own "C-SPANs" and make the election all the more
transparent and accessible to voters everywhere. And that's a
fundamentally good thing. So tune into
channel in the coming days to check out the videos we're
getting from voters — and to submit your own
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