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New Idea To Improve Campaign Debate
The solution to network conflict of interests, moderators and time limits for candidates:
the DNC should stream and broadcast the debate itself and then license network and cable TV providers to rebroadcast it.
Thanks to the internet and the rise of quality equipment with which to stream stuff, the parties no longer need to dole out broadcast partnerships for their debates.
Instead, the parties can handle all of this themselves and stream the debates either on their own sites, or via platforms like Facebook or YouTube.
TV partners can then be allowed to re-transmit that, which they'll absolutely want to do. If they somehow do not, the stream will be available on the internet.
Thanks to the internet and the rise of quality equipment with which to stream stuff, the parties no longer need to dole out broadcast partnerships for their debates.
Instead, the parties can handle all of this themselves and stream the debates either on their own sites, or via platforms like Facebook or YouTube.
TV partners can then be allowed to re-transmit that, which they'll absolutely want to do. If they somehow do not, the stream will be available on the internet.
This move would do several things.
First, it would end the insanity that is DMCA notices and platform bans that happen when people re-transmit the broadcast of a TV partner on streaming sites. The idea that a major party debate should be locked up behind copyright notices surely would make the founding fathers shit themselves. And, yet, that's what's happening today.
More importantly, it would leave moderator seats vacant for those with actual expertise on the topics to be discussed. Those moderators would also not be incentivized to generate soundbites or easy-to-repackage quips for cable news broadcasts.
Literally everything would be better and there is no longer a technological or cost barrier to do all of this.
First, it would end the insanity that is DMCA notices and platform bans that happen when people re-transmit the broadcast of a TV partner on streaming sites. The idea that a major party debate should be locked up behind copyright notices surely would make the founding fathers shit themselves. And, yet, that's what's happening today.
More importantly, it would leave moderator seats vacant for those with actual expertise on the topics to be discussed. Those moderators would also not be incentivized to generate soundbites or easy-to-repackage quips for cable news broadcasts.
Literally everything would be better and there is no longer a technological or cost barrier to do all of this.
I can't think of a reason not to try this in 2024.
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190802/11103842702/yes-dncs-debate-format-sucks-theres-easy-fix.shtml?fbclid=IwAR0D7zuk_Jfdn7uHANrDj1Fg2_5__UC-_IVJJYSIlhQrM4LUBq1FMxbVCdQ
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New Idea To Improve Campaign Debate (Original Post)
ancianita
Aug 2019
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There's no reason not to nag party leadership to license its debates next time, either.
ancianita
Aug 2019
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Demsrule86
(68,710 posts)1. I think that would be a great idea.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
ancianita
(36,152 posts)2. There's no reason not to nag party leadership to license its debates next time, either.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden