Comments on: The death of “off the record” http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/18/the-death-of-off-the-record/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike Chapman http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/18/the-death-of-off-the-record/comment-page-1/#comment-111675 Mike Chapman Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:53:00 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/18/the-death-of-off-the-record/#comment-111675 When I first went to work in D.C. for a Member of Congress, I learned quickly that nothing is off the record and if you didn't want to read it on the front page of the Washington Post, don't put it in writing. The new truth of "citizen journalism" is that there is no down time for politicians except when they are in a very private environment. They can handle it because the public's acceptance of "less than perfect" politicians is becoming as common as the new media exposure. We all make mistakes. Now all of us decide what are the mistakes, not just the small group of journalists who used to monopolize the conversation. When I first went to work in D.C. for a Member of Congress, I learned quickly that nothing is off the record and if you didn’t want to read it on the front page of the Washington Post, don’t put it in writing. The new truth of “citizen journalism” is that there is no down time for politicians except when they are in a very private environment. They can handle it because the public’s acceptance of “less than perfect” politicians is becoming as common as the new media exposure. We all make mistakes. Now all of us decide what are the mistakes, not just the small group of journalists who used to monopolize the conversation.

]]> By: Thusenth Dhavaloganathan http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/18/the-death-of-off-the-record/comment-page-1/#comment-111292 Thusenth Dhavaloganathan Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:40:50 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/04/18/the-death-of-off-the-record/#comment-111292 Whether off the record, or on, Obama obviously knew the implications of his comment in a public forum like a fund-raising event. A presidential candidate will always be scrutinized, and I think `the new Web` just allows users to collaborate and share what they know. As far as I`m concerned, if a candidate was forced to say the same thing in both public and private venues, Im sure they will eventually come around to believe it as the truth themselves... that can`t be a bad thing could it? Whether off the record, or on, Obama obviously knew the implications of his comment in a public forum like a fund-raising event.

A presidential candidate will always be scrutinized, and I think `the new Web` just allows users to collaborate and share what they know. As far as I`m concerned, if a candidate was forced to say the same thing in both public and private venues, Im sure they will eventually come around to believe it as the truth themselves… that can`t be a bad thing could it?

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