YouTube World View is a special broadcast project where internationally prominent figures answer questions submitted from around the world. The project was launched in January 2011 when it was announced that Barack Hussein Obama would be the program's first interviewee.[1][2][3][4]
Format
editThe Big Three
editClose to the conclusion of each interview,[citation needed] each guest is asked to answer three questions known as The Big Three or The Big Three Questions.
- Tell us about one experience that changed the way you view the world.
- If you could ask one question of a world leader, what would it be and to whom?
- What is the biggest problem facing the next generation and what should we do to solve it today?[5]
Guests
edit- 2011
- January – Barack Hussein Obama, USA
- February – David Cameron, United Kingdom
- March – Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel
- April –
Barack Obama
editDavid Cameron
editBenjamin Netanyahu
editNetanyahu appeared on YouTube World View on 30 March 2011. He received questions from users in ninety countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan.[6]
References
edit- ^ Cohen, David (21 January 2011). "Obama to Answer Questions from YouTube Users". Social Times. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
This interview is the first in a series of world leader interviews coming to YouTube in 2011 as part of YouTube World View. These interviews will give people around the world the chance to engage in conversation with their elected officials and other influential people from the world of business, philanthropy, technology, media, and the arts.
- ^ Sobelman, Batsheva (30 March 2011). "ISRAEL: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on YouTube". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
In a special broadcast paired with Israel's Channel 2 news, Netanyahu answered questions from Israelis before switching to English to answer questions from 90 countries around the world, including many throughout the Middle East.
- ^ O'Neill, Megan (21 February 2011). "YouTube Wants To Know, What Would You Ask British PM David Cameron?". Mediabistro.com. Social Times. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
Last month YouTube announced World View, a series of citizen-powered interviews with the world's preeminent leaders. Last month YouTubers asked Barack Obama a series of questions about everything from education to the legalization of marijuana and today YouTube has announced the second interviewee in their series – British Prime Minister David Cameron.
- ^ Viertel, Josh (11 February 2011). "Froot Loops vs. Real Fruit: For Real Change, Don't Look to Obama". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
Last week, we all had the chance to submit a question to President Obama for a YouTube World View interview following the State of the Union address. Questions could be posted online, and people voted for their favorites. The most popular questions would be chosen, and the president would be asked to respond.
- ^ "The Big Three Questions: World View". YouTube. world-leaders.appspot.com. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
- ^ Heller, Aron (30 March 2011). "Netanyahu's YouTube appearance highlights embrace of new media and suspicion of old". Yahoo! News. Jerusalem. AP, Canadian Press. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
Questions were selected from more than 3,670 queries submitted by YouTube users from nearly 90 countries, including from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Jordan and Pakistan, and voted on by others.