Open Debate Coalition

Commission Counters 'Open Debate' Coalition

Stevie Converse — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:52:10 -0400

Full article: Daily Tech Dose
Commission on Presidential Debates Co-Chairman Frank Fahrenkopf downplayed a campaign by a group of Internet activists and political strategists who have called for sweeping changes made to the way the 20-year-old entity operates or its abolishment altogether.

Open Debates: Linking Copyright and the New Public Media

Stevie Converse — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:47:47 -0400

Full article: Center for Social Media
Jessica Clark
A bipartisan coalition of newsmakers, media critics and bloggers are demanding permanent change to make the debates more "of the people." The coalition's demands reveal the new conditions for making public media—the process is no longer about the media; it's about the public.

Norquist Joins Debate Coalition

Stevie Converse — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 07:15:12 -0400

Full article: Politico
Ben Smith
Conservative activist Grover Norquist joined a bi-partisan group of online activists pushing to liberate debate footage from copyright restriction, and more broadly to remold presidential debates for a new age. The Open Debate Coalition says it will involve itself in other debates in the off-years, and gear up for 2012.

Media Minutes: October 17, 2008

Candace Clement — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:13:17 -0400

The Open Debate Coalition wants to change the format of political debates to make them accountable and open to the people. And privacy policies are important to consumers – but they take too long to read. A new study from Carnegie Mellon shows the need for change.

Media Minutes (2008-10-17)

Candace Clement — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 15:12:24 -0400

Free the Debates

Stevie Converse — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:45:01 -0400

Full article: Mother Jones
A group of thinkers and activists from the left, right, and center want to see the presidential debates and the commission that organizes them fundamentally reformed.

Debate Reformers Disappointed -- for Now

Stevie Converse — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 08:38:13 -0400

Full article: Washington Post
Jose Antonio Vargas
For Americans who've participated in this marathon presidential campaign online, the televised national debates have been painfully archaic. A broad, bipartisan group called the Open Debate Coalition are working to bring the debates into the 21st Century, making them more open and accountable to the people.

Left, Right Link Up for Openness in Debates

Stevie Converse — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:41:04 -0400

Full article: Internet News
Andy Patrizio
What could possibly make MoveOn.org and a group headed by former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich come together for a common cause? The answer: A desire to break the media's hegemony over the presidential debate process and democratize the questioning of the candidates.

Coalition Wants Debates More Friendly to Voters, Web

Stevie Converse — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:41:33 -0400

Full article: IDG News
Grant Gross
The bipartisan Open Debate Coalition called on both presidential candidates to change some of the rules of the debates in a way that would encourage voters to submit and select questions over the Web and would allow Web sites to redistribute video of the debates without copyright concerns.

Diverse Web Coalition Asks McCain, Obama to Alter Debates

Stevie Converse — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:13:31 -0400

Full article: Los Angeles Times
Andrew Malcolm
An informal national coalition of Internet pioneers and users with widely divergent political views will issue a letter calling on John McCain and Barack Obama to open the remaining debates completely to the public domain.