There are no shortage of television networks and online outlets offering special live coverage of the President's State of the Union (SOTU) address this year, which will air tomorrow night starting at 9:00 p.m. EST / 6:00 p.m. PST. During the address, President Obama will outline his legislative agenda and national priorities to Congress. Not surprisingly, the expected topics are all hot-button issues: health care reform, jobs, the state of the economy and immigration.
Even if you're not by your TV or your computer, you can still watch the address on the go via a new White House app for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch. Here's a compilation of options for viewing the State of the Union address tomorrow night.
TELEVISION
The following 10 news stations have confirmed they'll be airing live coverage of the State of the Union Address tomorrow night:
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, FNC, BET and PBS
ONLINE
WhiteHouse.gov: The White House is streaming the SOTU speech live at www.whitehouse.gov/live.
CNN will start with its online coverage of the SOTU speech at 7:30 p.m. EST. The entire live speech, as well as the GOP's response to it, will be shown next to comments from Facebook users.
C-SPAN's coverage of the SOTU will be accompanied by a transcript based on closed captions in near-real time.
PBS: Along with hosting live coverage, PBS is soliciting video responses (of 60 sec. or less) from viewers on their YouTube channel once the speech starts on Wednesday.
YouTube will air the speech on its Citizentube channel, and incorporate a live comments stream from viewers.
Facebook: The social networking site will air the State of the Union video alongside a real-time status feed pulling in updates from everybody watching the address on the the site.
ON THE GO
iPhone / iTouch The White House has announced the release of an official iPhone/iPod touch application--and It's free! Here's the iTunes link to download it yourself. .
WITH OTHER PEOPLE
Want to watch the SOTU address with other folks who care about politics as much as you do (and possibly more)?
State of the Union Watch Parties: Sign up to attend or host a State of the Union Watch Party, which OFA is helping to organize in living rooms across the country. (Because let's face it: sometimes discussing the future of our economy, the jobs market and the health care system with your cat isn't as thought-provoking as you'd hoped it would be.)
If you live in DC: Washingtonian's After Hours blog has compiled a list of restaurants and bars you can drink and eat at while watching Obama's speech.
In summary: Don't forget to tune in to Obama's State of the Union address, the first of his presidency, airing nationally Wednesday, January 27th at 9:00 p.m. EST (6:00 p.m. PST).
To follow the State of the Union conversation on Twitter, use hashtag #SOTU.
