Dec 2, 2008

Coye Cheshire Discusses San Francisco's Online "State of the City" Address

From the San Francisco Chronicle
December 2, 2008

Newsom's virtual speech draws mixed reviews
By C.W. Nevius

San Francisco -- When San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom posted an epic State of the City speech on YouTube on Monday, reaction was mixed....

"I think this was a pretty good first step," said Coye Cheshire, an assistant professor at UC Berkeley's School of Information. "I applaud Newsom's open attempt to embrace new media and experiment with new formats for reaching the public. I just hope they learn from this and expand to include more interactive and collaborative content that can make Internet media truly engaging for democracy."

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