The Next American President
Apr. 26th, 2007 10:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
javasaurusSome of you may recall that I recently wished for a new television show, like American Idol, to choose and finance an independent candidate for 2008.
It turns out that a similar idea was actually aired back in 2004: clicky for 2004 show
Also, others have come up with a similar idea: clicky for another's idea
And now there is a real show planned by myspace for next year's election: clicky for myspace info
There are two potential problems with the myspace version: first, I believe it might be considered "free campaign air time" for the candidate, and I think there are rules about equal time for all candidates, or some such, so it could be very expensive for any network airing it (currently no network has picked it up). Second, the show will be owned (de facto) by Rupert Murdoch, which suggests possibilities for bias in the show.
EDIT: Here's a better article about the MySpace show, from variety.com
It turns out that a similar idea was actually aired back in 2004: clicky for 2004 show
Also, others have come up with a similar idea: clicky for another's idea
And now there is a real show planned by myspace for next year's election: clicky for myspace info
There are two potential problems with the myspace version: first, I believe it might be considered "free campaign air time" for the candidate, and I think there are rules about equal time for all candidates, or some such, so it could be very expensive for any network airing it (currently no network has picked it up). Second, the show will be owned (de facto) by Rupert Murdoch, which suggests possibilities for bias in the show.
EDIT: Here's a better article about the MySpace show, from variety.com
