In a recent article on its website, the New York Times covered the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, which John McCain and Barack Obama both attended and spoke at.
The event was a lighthearted on in itself, as both candidates both took time to poke fun at each other and at themselves, much to the delight of the many distinguished guests present in the audience.
The article followed suit, as it was published on the website's political blog "The Caucus" rather than be its own separate article. Additionally, the article was written in a fun tone, capturing the spirit of the event.
Most importantly, the coverage of the event included video of the speeches given by the candidates, showing the multimedia medium in which today's newspapers have found themselves in.
Lastly, I must say it was refreshing not just to read a lighthearted article in the coverage of this election, but in general, it was great to see the candidates in such a light. Maybe politics need more humor and good fun.
If you guys have some time, really try and watch this video. I promise you it'll be worth it.
The article can be found here.
2 comments:
I don't think I've ever read/heard a political article that I liked so much as this one. I completely agree with you Jay, the event was lighthearted and the article itself was written in a similar fashion. I'll admit it, I watched the video, and am SO glad that I did.
Obviously there's a timeliness to this piece, but I think the more important underlying theme is that regardless of all that has happened between John McCain and Barack Obama that both are able to see each other different lights as well.
The fact that the article was supplemented with actual video feed was wonderful, and it does show the attempt being made my newspapers to survive in the "multimedia medium" we've found ourselves.
I think that this piece presents a great step forward in the political process. It’s cool to see that the two candidates are able to poke fun at each other as well as themselves after all the political debates they have been involved in. The video was very entertaining as well.
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