By — Nora Daly Nora Daly Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/twitter-chat-2015-state-union-questions Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Twitter chat: What are your 2015 State of the Union questions? Politics Jan 22, 2015 5:00 PM EDT On Tuesday, over 2 million tweets were sent around the world relating to President Barack Obama’s sixth annual State of the Union address. Was this a reflection of the public’s interest in the speech, or the White House’s tireless efforts to make the State of the Union a social media event? From releasing an advance copy of the speech on Medium to the #YouTubeAsksObama initiative, this administration has vied to make the State of the Union more accessible. Did it work? We asked you to share your thoughts on Twitter. PBS NewsHour’s political director Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoPBS) and political editor Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) were also on hand to answer lingering questions on policy and politics. Read a transcript of the conversation below. [View the story “Twitter chat: What are your 2015 State of the Union questions?” on Storify] We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Nora Daly Nora Daly @NoraJaneDaly
On Tuesday, over 2 million tweets were sent around the world relating to President Barack Obama’s sixth annual State of the Union address. Was this a reflection of the public’s interest in the speech, or the White House’s tireless efforts to make the State of the Union a social media event? From releasing an advance copy of the speech on Medium to the #YouTubeAsksObama initiative, this administration has vied to make the State of the Union more accessible. Did it work? We asked you to share your thoughts on Twitter. PBS NewsHour’s political director Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoPBS) and political editor Lisa Desjardins (@LisaDNews) were also on hand to answer lingering questions on policy and politics. Read a transcript of the conversation below. [View the story “Twitter chat: What are your 2015 State of the Union questions?” on Storify] We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now