Assessing The Cnn Youtube Debate
CNN hyped the event heavily on its Web site, crowing in its recap that though the cable network “vetted the questions, it was the first time that a journalist or a professional has not dictated what is asked of the candidates. The control was solely in the voters’ hands.” Actually, the control was in Anderson Cooper’s hands—a fact which rankled many dedicated YouTubers, who would have preferred that CNN air the most popular videos submitted....