Kendra Rae’s Ramblings

Barak Obama continues to change what was once considered the norm, as explained at The Caucas, The New York Times Politics Blog. The Indianapolis Star allowed Obama to participate in its editorial board meeting, which was also broadcast live on its Web site. Editorial board meetings historically have been closed events where editors would privately discuss and form judgments on the presidential candidates.

“In this campaign, a few editorial boards have taped their meetings with the candidates and then put the video up on their Web sites. The Reno Gazette-Journal was one, which was noteworthy because it made some news; that’s where Mr. Obama made some much-discussed comments about Ronald Reagan.

But this may be the first time such an interview is live streamed in real time. In this fast-paced campaign, you might as well use the Web to break news yourself before someone else does. And readers love the transparency. So this is yet another way that the Web is changing politics.”

Tip.