After the Press » Behind the Scenes

CNN ELECTION COVERAGE OF CHARLIE SHEEN

Paul — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:09:59 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdBSmQ071n0

Two days after the midterm elections, before the final counts were made and even before CNN had declared their winners (an event that comes long before the voters’ choice is actually determined), election coverage was eclipsed by “FALLEN STAR” Charlie Sheen, whose rumored tantrum and general reputation was deemed by CNN to be more important than any in-depth epic piece about the voting system that nobody trusts, or the election results that CNN really never waits for. In the piece, the ethical questions are directed outward from the glass house that is the CNN newsroom. CNN loves crowning winners, which, again, is why they announce the winners of our national elections before the vote is counted and then move on, ignoring the actual count, as well as any contests they couldn’t get good odds on. That also may be why the have a best-person-in-the-world contest: CNN HEROS. Maybe this is some kind of winner-or-loser contest with them: talking to Sheen and Tom Sizemore.

Or maybe their anchor just loves bad boys.

Bishop Long? Really?

Paul — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 21:38:55 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARlPnHZCa6E

What can you say about a man who admits he’s not perfect after being accused of molesting children.

On the Bus: Generator Problems

Paul — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:58:36 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaQewwXl_bU

Near Pensacola, FL, generator problems are changing our plans and we’re heading home taking a western route for better temps and less traffic. i’ll try and find a new thermostat and change out on the road but it’s Saturday today.

Nana Saver FAIL

Paul — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:20:54 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z00aBmsB9wo

While shopping for the bus we luxuriated in the fine air conditioning system of Albertsons grocery store discovered the Nana Saver. an invention only a mother could love.

Muffaletta – Louisana Supermarket Discovery

Paul — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:31:59 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbcw_HRIYIw

LAFAYETTE, LA -- Only in Louisiana can you find a culinary treat like this!

CNN’s Mary Matalin Discusses Stimulating Obama’s Flaccid Base

Paul — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:03:46 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9B0L3pW3YE

Mary Matalin on Campbell Brown. Thanks for the Bush memories Mary. Oh, and thanks for the environmental legacy of your administration.

After the Press – On the Bus and On the Road

Paul — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:26:39 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iT6s1-6LQs

Behind the scenes in our After the Press media bus, about to hit the road for our journey to the Gulf of Mexico where we will cover the oil spill.

After the Press Bus Conversion – Battery Maintenance

Paul — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:36:05 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdsuB7UBoE

We experience some problems with the battery array in the bus.

After the Press Bus Conversion – Coming Along

Paul — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 22:32:40 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWvhsm1oMRc

Today brian is working on the bunks. I was on the phone to Aqua Hot the people who made the boiler because i have to move one of their heat exchangers to make way for a desk-chair. Brian should be finished with the bunks soon and then he’ll move on to the shower. Right now it still looks good for the soft opening July 1. In the mean time and with the help of the hudson valley film commission I am getting some responses for the camera op position. Iit’s hard not to be following the press in the south since their reporting has been so lacking and I’m sure I would see and hear more in one day than I understand from all the reporting up til now. The reporting has focused on the short term economic implications of this toxic contamination as if the main problem was short term employment opportunities for fishermen and tourist bookings this summer. In fact the crude is being dispersed so that it will contaminate our food air and water for the rest of our lives and change our risk for disease and defects in a way that can’t be completely predicted other than to say it will certainly be negative. The people near the news crews probably understand that intuitively even though the news crews do not. What can be predicted may be best understood by talking to people who spend their life understanding the effect of pollution on humans. they would not be hard to find but i haven’t seen one report like that on CNN or MSNBC yet. I would also like to interview some of the die-hard oil boosters who live in the south. It might be a surprising find in the television atmosphere of careful-speak. They may not be looking for a chance to talk to the news but they are a big part of the reason that our country and its infrastructure are so inseparable from the multinational and national oil companies.

After the Press Bus Conversion – Grinding

Paul — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 22:33:40 +0000

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqXmyAa_MpQ

Here we are working on the generator compartment of the first build of our media bus.