Guerilla Media Tactics @ Their Best!!!

So this class has centered on the developing methods used by individuals to promote their messages through the media in untraditional ways. The internet in particular has had a tremendous influence on people’s abilities to voice their opinions and share their views with one another. It has created a truly open forum, in which media is no longer a sender/receiver transfer of information, but rather a confusing, rambling paradox of people responding to one another.

This new development has played a significant role in individual’s ability to participate in government. To relate specifically to this blog the rise of the internet and increased citizen participation is beginning to make access and visibility of third party candidate more plausible, thus our system of government is becoming more democratic. The beauty of these new tactics by everyday people to show their support for a particular candidate are they are incredibly amateur, yet honest in a way that is uncommon for politics. Particularly, I have been enjoying the homemade ‘music videos’ promoting particular people. For me they represent exactly what guerilla media is all about!!!

While the following videos aren’t about third party candidates, I think they are relevant to this blog because they represent they tactics (even if strange, and hilarious) available and power of individuals in this election. I think in this instant ‘Any coverage is good coverage!!!!’

The McCain Girls

Obama Girl