Friday, January 25th, 2008
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Nine days ago we submitted an entry to The Davos Question, a contest put on by YouTube and the World Economic Forum. We asked how global corporations could help strengthen democracies worldwide. This just in: Google co-founder Sergey Brin responds! (more…) |
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008
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YouTube is hosting a contest on behalf of the World Economic Forum. The highest-rated videos will be screened in Davos (January 23-27), where world leaders will watch the videos and upload responses of their own. Here’s our entry, shot today outside the United Nations. (more…) |
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA — Greetings from the press filing center at the Progress Energy Center. We’re on the lookout for questions about our voting system, just like we were last time around at the CNN/YouTube Democratic debate. Stay tuned for updates. Watch the question we submitted, and follow along with the debate, after the jump. (more…)
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
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ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA — Last night Tom, our trusty field producer and camera man, and I hit the road to come here for CNN/YouTube debate… but the journey didn’t start as planned. Stay tuned for more from the debate… and yes, we made it! (more…) |
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
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Check out this video put together by Why Tuesday? Advisory Board member and YouTube News & Politics chief Steve Grove from St. Petersburg, Florida. They’re getting ready for tomorrow night’s debate. Pretty sweet. (more…) |
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
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Welcome! Today we’re launching our Candidate Challenge, inviting you to become a WT? correspondent, and unveiling our new website and vlog! Watch the video to find our more, and sign up at the top of the page to stay involved. |
Sunday, September 2nd, 2007
Hey, Jacob here. Just over a year ago Why Tuesday? asked you to ask elected officials on video camera “why do we vote on Tuesday?” for a cash prize. Check out WT? on YouTube to see how many elected officials *didn’t* have a clue. That contenst was how I got involved with WT? — and I’m still involved today, prepping for the launch of our new site this fall.
Recently the election reform group and friend of WT? FairVote launched an election reform video-for-cash contest of their own, and they even throw in a trip to Washington for the winner! The contest is called Upgrade Democracy, and here’s the prompt from them, complete with a video!
“If you could change anything you wanted about elections, what would our democracy look like?”
You could win $2000 and have your video seen by celebrity judges like filmmaker Richard Linklater (School of Rock, Dazed and Confused), political guru Donna Brazile,The Daily Show’s Dan Bakkedahl, and former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic!
For ideas, see FairVote’s reform proposals — a national popular vote for president, instant runoff voting for executive offices, proportional voting for legislatures, universal voter registration and a constitutional right to vote — but let your intellect and imagination run wild.
A cool contest, and a cool group. Learn more at upgradedemocracy.com. Some video responses to FairVote’s contest are after the jump.
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Friday, August 31st, 2007
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Welcome to our new website! September 25 Why Tuesday? is going to launch a documentary video series about the state of America’s voting system. While we work out the kinks, learn more by watching the video and signing up at the top of the page to stay involved! |
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Just posted this to YouTube. It’s a new video with some lite election reform news, a preview of the new Why Tuesday? site, and request for participation from YT’ers.
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Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
Our behind the scenes look at the CNN/YouTube debate is featured right now on YouTube News & Politics editor Steve Grove’s Citizentube blog, and as an editor’s pick. In the video I talk with Mike Gravel about what he calls his plan for a “national initiative” which he thinks will get people more involved in voting. Wonkette had some fun with that idea yesterday.
In this crazy system, legislation would be put to a national popular vote, allowing the rubes and nuts of America to make their own laws willy-nilly.
Wonkette links to this Mother Jones article about the initiative idea.
Why Tuesday? is a non-partisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2005 to find solutions to increase voter turnout and participation in elections.
