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How young people are changing Europe

Production companies and broadcasters no longer hold a monopoly over moving-images - instead, a new theatre of public information has emerged. Spread across the internet, television, festivals and campaigns this emerging ‘Video Republic’ is a messy, alternative realm of video creation and exchange, dominated by young people. Who inhabits, shapes and regulates the Video Republic?

hello mr primeminister my name's adam and i'm 14

Posted by Charlie Tims at 2:04pm on Wednesday, 18th June 2008



There are so many ways to be cynical about ask the pm on youtube, but I think it rules. This is an (awesome) video of Adam talking to the Prime Minister about how he wants to vote, which is sort of illogical if you think about it. This type of thing, and alot of the other semi-political content on youtube definitely isn't representative democracy... and er, it doesn't quite fit into participatory democracy either. Expressive Democracy? Any takers? This is the conundrum that the Children of Europa project is currently trying to untangle.

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