YouTube Launches CitizenTube

YouTube has created a channel for the politically minded and has launched CitizenTube. Their goal is to attract people to express themselves using video on political topics covering local, state, national and international politics.

Steve Grove, YouTube's News and Political Editor will edit the channel. The channel will aggregate political videos that currently exist on the site as well as new user generated content. They also request political video links that users think deserve more attention.

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"What is YouTube politics? The answer to that question is as varied as the users who jump onto the platform. But it's one thing for certain: a place where everyone, from users to candidates, has the same chance to be seen and heard. Let the best ideas win."

So far YouChoose the presidential channel, which features videos from the major presidential candidates such as Barack Obama and John McCain.

wrote," The difference between you tube media and mainstream media is that you tube has the potential of being entirely reflective of the peoples actual concerns."

"And if properly done we can avoid the political attachment some medias form based on the sponsors that support them!"

Whether CitizenTube becomes a credible place to see political videos and exchange ideas will determine its level of success.