The inaugural Mediathon was held on September 21, 2013. The assignment was as follows: In teams of 3-4 people, produce content that humorously addresses the topic of: “The Do’s — and D’Oh!n’ts — of Getting, and Holding, Political Office”
With Anthony Weiner, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Sanford, former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, and an ever-growing (and sadly amusing) cast as a backdrop, the assigned task is to create media in a format or formats that can be consumed in two minutes and will, with humor, talk about what one should(n’t) do if running for or holding public office.
The Result: Five hilarious pieces of media — three satirical videos, an app that tells you which sleazy politician will most appeal to you, and a tool that lets you report on the questionable doings of politicians shared socially and to news organizations.
The winning team, BzzBit, came up with a hilarious video about an exciting new product for policing wayward politicians.
Team Pornoticians created an awesome app that lets you shame wayward politicians using social media sharing. Follow the link to try it out!
Pornoticians | Keepin’ Campaigns Classy Since Today
Team Fox wireframed an app that picks candidates based on your tolerance for their bad behavior… The Candidator 5000
Team M.O.S. gathered Street Perspectives on the NYC Primary Election