Since the 1960 face-offs between Kennedy and Nixon, televsion has been the dominant medium in US presidential election campaigns. But the advent of YouTube has changed all that. Now it’s the internet that has become the key political battleground for 2008. But is this the birth of a new democraticatising medium – or just a passing fad?
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From the web to the White House – the web’s role in the US presidential campaign
Since the 1960 face-offs between Kennedy and Nixon, televsion has been the dominant medium in US presidential election campaigns. But the advent of YouTube has changed all that. Now it’s the internet that has become the key political battleground for 2008. But is this the birth of a new democraticatising medium – or just a passing fad?