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YouTube to Stream State of the Union, Let the Public Ask Questions

by Terrence O'Brien on January 26, 2010 at 10:35 AM


We're sure, as responsible and engaged citizens, you're all planning to watch the State of the Union Address tomorrow. The annual event, in which the President recaps the government's accomplishments over the past year and lays out his agenda for the coming one, will be broadcast by all the major and cable news networks tomorrow night at 9 p.m. EST. But for those without a TV, there are other ways to watch the speech. We've already covered one in the official White House iPhone app, but it will also be streamed live on the Citizentube YouTube channel.

Streaming the State of Union over the Internet isn't new, but opening it up to follow-up questions is. Viewers will be able to pose questions during the speech, via either video or text, and those questions will then be rated by the YouTube public. Next week, the winners will be included in a follow-up interview with President Obama, also to be streamed live by YouTube.

And before you claim that YouTube is a partisan Democrat cesspool, hear this: the site will be carrying Republicans' responses immediately following the State of the Union, as well. [From: YouTube Blog]

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