August 30, 2012

Reddit as journalism: Crowdsourcing an interview with the President

GigaOM :: Reddit landed a personal appearance by the President of the United States on Wednesday when Barack Obama stopped by for one of the site’s “Ask Me Anything” interviews — an event that further adds to the web community’s reputation as an alternative source of journalism.

Hi, I’m Barack Obama, President of the United States. Ask me anything. I’ll be taking your questions for half an hour starting at about 4:30 ET.

Proof it's me: https://twitter.com/BarackObama/status/240903767350968320

A report by Mathew Ingram, gigaom.com

Aug 30, 2012 7:36:13 AM | Crowdsourcing, Reddit

2 Comments

I'd hardly call the President's brief appearance on Reddit "journalism," alternative platform or otherwise.

Spectacle, yes. Promotion, yes. Counterprogramming the Republican National Convention, yes. Journalism? No.

Posted by: Lucastypes | August 30, 2012 at 07:40 AM

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