Hello, my name is Billy Hallowell and I am the director of content here at VoterWatch. We are reaching out to you today to discuss an exciting new collaborative project that we'd like to invite you and/or other journalists from your outlet to participate in. "The Presidential Debates Project" is intended to bring together traditional journalists, bloggers and prominent minds from the left and right in an innovative and informative manner. Using our technology, these individuals will blog within live video coverage of the four presidential/v-presidential debates.
A major component of our work at VoterWatch’s is our innovative video player technology. This technology allows users to insert commentary (fact checks, links, corroborative content, etc.) within video. The commentary then scrolls alongside the video. The "Presidential Debates Project" aggregates coverage that encompasses hard news and opinion. Each journalist would have his or her commentary presented on the corresponding outlet's web site or blog. Then, we will air all of the content on our web site, providing an intriguing record for the public to view following each debate. This project is the perfect opportunity to air the event, while inserting commentary, hard news and/or perspective for your visitors to view.
We feel that you bring a unique and valuable outlook on American politics; having you on board would truly be an asset. The goal of our project is to bring together numerous perspectives on American politics as well as non-partisan annotations in order to have the electorate not only more informed, but also more motivated to understand the realities behind what the candidates are saying.
I look forward to discussing your potential involvement in this project.
At 2:23pm on February 6th, 2008, Elaine Helm said…
Hey Vance! I'm flattered that you joined on my recommendation. How are you doing?
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A major component of our work at VoterWatch’s is our innovative video player technology. This technology allows users to insert commentary (fact checks, links, corroborative content, etc.) within video. The commentary then scrolls alongside the video. The "Presidential Debates Project" aggregates coverage that encompasses hard news and opinion. Each journalist would have his or her commentary presented on the corresponding outlet's web site or blog. Then, we will air all of the content on our web site, providing an intriguing record for the public to view following each debate. This project is the perfect opportunity to air the event, while inserting commentary, hard news and/or perspective for your visitors to view.
We feel that you bring a unique and valuable outlook on American politics; having you on board would truly be an asset. The goal of our project is to bring together numerous perspectives on American politics as well as non-partisan annotations in order to have the electorate not only more informed, but also more motivated to understand the realities behind what the candidates are saying.
I look forward to discussing your potential involvement in this project.