Huffington Post, Yahoo and Slate Magazine will team up with PBS newsman Charlie Rose to conduct the first-ever web-only presidential debate. Reports are that the debates, one for both Democratic and Republican candidates, will be held following Labor Day.
The announcement is set for tomorrow, according to the Associated Press.
“It was clear to me, the 2008 campaign was going to be dominated by what’s happening on line _ new technologies, new media like never before,” Huffington said. She then contacted Rose and Slate editor Jacob Weisberg to form a partnership to produce the forums.
Yahoo Inc., the largest provider of online news, will host the debates and provide the technological expertise to produce them.
Candidates will be able to participate from far-flung locations, speaking and interacting with one another before separate video cameras. The video will also appear on the Slate and Huffington Post Web sites.
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