Mon, March 24, 2008 - 1:27 PM
MoveOn.org is gearing up for another citizen-produced media campaign similar to its anti-Bush ad contest from the ’04 election.
This time the progressive activist group clearly has the primaries in mind,
calling on participants to make 30-second Obama ads – one of which will be chosen April 17 for broadcast by MoveOn. That’s five days before the Pennsylvania primary.
On top of creating a bunch of pro-Obama viral videos for the Web and potentially being chosen for use on the airwaves, contestants will have their worked judged by a panel of celebrities including Ben Affleck, Russell Simmons, Oliver Stone and Naomi Wolf. The selected winner will get $20,000 in video equipment as well.
--Neil Simon