Veracifier is a political videoblog I wish I had the experience and knowledge to create myself. I wanted to give it a few weeks to see where it goes, and it just keeps getting better and better.
Josh Marshall from Talking Points Memo has joined up with Next New Networks to put out a daily show that breaks down the statements of politicians in the media, shows the sources they are using in their statements, and offers commentary based on an independent assessment of the actual resource.
From the blog associated with the show:
TPM Media are a new kind of journalist outfit; the kind that wears its independence on its sleeve and has an army of thousands of readers and contributors helping them get to the root of a story. Over the past months, for instance, TPM doggedly pursued and published information on the US Attorney scandals, and simply put, owned the story, as admitted by no less than the LA Times.
Josh Marshall is a real person offering straight commentary. To me, shows like Veracifier are the future of political commentary. I'm so sick of tv pundits that I tune out immediately. This is something I've been waiting for. Wth the presidential election getting into full swing this summer, it's a very refreshing new resource.
Veracifier also shows Alive in Baghdad:Uncut on Fridays. From their blog:
When we began looking for unique perspectives to be part of the programming here on Veracifier, Brian Conley and the Alive in Baghdad team were the first people we called. We've been avidly following their work since we first came across them last year, and when we began to hear some of the stories about how some of their reports were made, it seemed that there was a rich vein for a project together.
If you haven't seen it, Alive in Baghdad is simply one of the finest examples of progressive media on the Internet. It's a weekly videoblog produced by a team of Americans and Iraqi correspondents on the ground which brings testimonies from individual Iraqis and footage of daily life in Iraq.
The Veracifier site is still working out some kinks, but the show itself is way above par. Check it out.
Important links in this blog post:
Veracifier
Talking Points Memo
Alive in Baghdad
Disclosure: JETSET has a licensing and distribution partnership with Next New Networks.
Tim said:
So glad you like it, Steve... did we mention that our colleagues at JETSET have no obligation to say such nice things about other NNN shows? I'm really enjoying it, too -- this was a project we spent a lot of time working to make happen, so I'm so glad it's been so well-received so far. I hope we can get it out to the audience it deserves -- so far, it launched with a good amount of attention and is growing fast, but we need people to keep spreading the word about the amazing work TPM and Alive in Baghdad are doing on the network.
And please critique the heck out of the site! We're playing with new features all the time and trying to find the best way to enable all the things we want to happen -- people discovering, sharing, contributing to the shows.
