As published on realclearpolitics.com on June 27, 2009:
The way-too-cute, pre-arranged Huffington Post moment in Tuesday’s Presidential press conference was actually a good idea, poorly executed. President Obama answering a question from an Iranian citizen is an inspired notion – but one that would have been more appropriate as on online chat at Whitehouse.gov than a planted question in a press conference.
But make no mistake: President Obama’s use of digital media platforms has not only been effective, it is redefining Presidential communications.
Looking back through history, however, a pattern becomes clear: The contributions made by the pioneer of each new medium are largely forgotten when his successor – with the benefit of further advancements in technology and broader adoption of the new medium – masters it.
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