So Brian Paddick started twittering and then the candidates lined up for an online grilling on Yoosk – but it hasn’t stopped there.
The Sun hosted an hour-long web chat with Boris Johnson yesterday, who answered questions from MySun readers. The answers to his questions are now on the Sun’s forums and have been edited into a couple of short video clips for the site. Brian Paddick will take part in a web chat on the site on April 25 at 1pm.
Elsewhere, Johnson fared less well with new media coverage: a mobile citizen journalist on the Evening Standard’s website captured the Conservative candidate admitting his plans to replace bendy buses in the capital would cost £100 million.
The Standard is running an interactive section covering the campaigns. The YouVote channel has been set up for users to submit images, video clips and comments and given today’s scoop, seems to be doing a good job.
A very good article, all articles should be this informative. On the other hand, maybe a mention of a few blogs that may be having an influence on the voter?
I agree – any suggestions? Haven’t come across any yet myself.
You might expect me to mention http://www.libdemvoice.org as I blog there 🙂 But amongst the other blogs I keep a regular eye on for their London elections coverage are:
http://davehill.typepad.com/london3ms/
and
http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/
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