(CNN Student News) -- September 6, 2012

(CNNStudentNews)--September6,2012THISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNANCHOR:Hi,everyone.MynameisCarlAzuz.Whenwesayit`snoeasyday,wearenottalkingaboutwhateverisgoingonthisThursday.Wearetalkingaboutwhat`sfirstuptodayonCNNSTUDENTNEWS.It`sbeenayearandfourmonthssinceU.S.SpecialForceskilledterroristmastermindOsamabinLaden.Storyofhowhewaskilledismakingheadlinesonceagain.It`stoldinthenewbookcalledNoEasyDay,andit`swrittenbyaNavySEALwhowasonthatmission.Alotofinformationabouttheevenhasalreadybeenpublicized,butthePentagonsaysthebookmayalsogivesecretinformationabouthowNavySEALsaretrained,andthat`sillegal.TheheadoftheNavalSpecialWarfareCommandsaysheisdisappointedandembarrassedthattroopsarewritingabouttheirsecretwork,whichhesaystheyshouldnotadvertiseortrytogetrecognitionfor.ReneMarshconsidersthenextchapterinthiscontroversy.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)RENEMARSH,CNNCORRESPONDENT:NoEasyDayiscausingquitethebuzzasauthorandformerNavySEALMattBissonnetteshareshisrarefirsthandaccountofthedayU.S.NavySEALskilledOsamabinLaden.ThebookhasbeennumberoneonAmazon`sbestsellerlistfortwoweeks,butthePentagonisnoteagerabouttherelease.Themilitary`stoplawyersaystheyareconsideringlegalaction.GEORGELITTLE,PENTAGONPRESSSECRETARY:Weareveryconcernedthattheclassifiedinformationmaybecontainedinthisbook.MARSH:InaPentagonbriefingTuesday,PressSecretaryGeorgeLittlesaidtheformerNavySEALsshouldhavesubmittedhisbookforaprepublicationreview.LITTLE:WhenyouhaveSpecialOperationsUnitsthatperformthesemissions,theirtactics,techniquesandprocedures,nottomentionhumanlife,thatareinplay.Anditistheheightofyourresponsibilitynottohavethiskindofmaterialcheckedforthepossibledisclosureofclassifiedinformation.Bissonnette`slawyersayshedidn`tviolatemilitarysecrecyagreementsordisclosedclassifiedinformation.Whetherornotthecontroversylaunchesintoacourtbattle,the336pagebookisflyingofftheshelves.InWashington,I`mReneMarshreporting.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:PresidentObamaarrivedinCharlotte,NorthCarolinayesterday.ThesiteoftheDemocraticNationalConvention.Themembersofhispartyarerallyinginthehopesthathe`llbereelectedinNovember.Lastweek,speakersattheRepublicanNationalConventionlaidouttheirargumentsforwhythatshouldn`thappen.Duringtheirbigevent,Democratsplantopointoutthetoughdecisionsthepresidenthasmadeinoffice,andhisplanstohelpmoreAmericansinthefuture.SpeakersonTuesdaynightincludedthemayorofSanAntonio,Texas,JulianCastrocreditedthepresidentwithimprovingconditionsintheU.S.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)MAYORJULIANCASTRO,(D),SANANTONIO:Fouryearsago,Americanstoodonthebreakofadepression.Despiteincredibleodds,andunitedRepublicanopposition,ourpresidenttookaction,andnowwe`veseen4.5millionnewjobs.Heknowsbetterthananyonethatthereismorehardworktodo,butwearemakingprogress,andnowweneedtomakeachoice.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:Thepresident`swife,firstladyMichelleObamaalsospokethatnight,shetolddelegatesandviewersthatthechangeherhusbandhadpromisedwhenhewaselectedfouryearsago,maytakeawhiletoachieve.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)MICHELLEOBAMA,U.S.FIRSTLADY:Heremindsmethatweareplayingalonggamehere.Andthatchangeishard.Andchangeisslowanditneverhappensallatonce,buteventuallywegetthere,wealwaysdo.Wegettherebecauseoffolkslikemydad,folkslikeBarack`sgrandmother,menandwomenwhosaidtothemselvesImaynothaveachancetofulfillmydreams,butmaybemychildrenwill.Maybemygrandchildrenwill.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)AZUZ:BeyondCNNSTUDENTNEWS,thereareatonofwaysforyoutogetinformationonthispresidentialrace.DanSimonexplainshowthecampaignshavenoticedandwhattheyaredoingaboutit.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)DANSIMON,CNNCORRESPONDENT:TechnologyistakingcenterstageinthisrunfortheWhiteHouse.ObamaandRomneyareusingeverydigitaltoolavailabletoreachvoters.Forthepresident,itevenincludedavirtualtownhallformonReddit,thesocialnewsWebsitewithjust20employees,butmillionsofusers.Withzeronotice,PresidentObamaloggedonlastWednesdayforanAskMeAnything,orAMA.Politicalobserverssayhisresponsesprobablywerenotassignificantasthemereideaitselfofthepresidentengaginginadigitaltownhallforum.ERIKMARTIN,REDDITGENERALMANAGER:TVappearances,debatesandconventionsweresortoftheonlywaytospeaktoamassaudience,andnowtherearestartingtobeotherchannels,otherwaystotalkdirectlyortalkinsomesortofform,andIthinkthatcanonlyimprovetheaccessandimprovetheengagementpeoplefeel.SIMON:NowordyetifRomneywillfollowsuitonReddit.HisteamtriedtogeneratesomebuzzwithaSmartphoneappannouncinghisVPselection.Themedia,though,announceditwasPaulRyanbeforetheappdid.Butitwasindicativeofthetimes,andanalystssay,ithelpedRomneytoconnectwithasliceofyoungervotersandageneratedmediaattention.PROFESSORJACKCITRIN,U.C.BERKELEY:Campaignisaboutcommunication.It`saboutreachingpeople.,it`saboutmobilizingpeople.SIMON:So,inthatsense,saysBerkeleypoliticalscienceprofessorJackCitrin,technologyhasmadepoliticseasier.Messagescanbetargetedatacrossmanydifferentsitesanddevices.Campaignrhetoriccanbedisseminatedmuchmorequicklytodaywithsocialmedia.Withthebenefitofincumbency,Obamahasasignificantheadstart.AsidefromtheFacebook,YouTubeandTwitterprofiles,thecandidatesandconventionsarealsousi