MySpace Goes Political

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LOS ANGELES MySpace is partnering with unscripted TV guru Mark Burnett on an interactive Internet/TV series aimed at shaking up the nation’s political climate.

Through a collaboration with Burnett (Survivor), MySpace will launch the reality show “Independent” in early 2008. Contestants interested in becoming America’s “next great politician” can declare their candidacy via MySpace Video and receive feedback from the viewing public through their MySpace profiles.

Still to be determined is which TV network will carry weekly episodes of “Independent.”

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