Andy,
> > Thanks for recording and sharing Gore's speech.
> > Why didn't you interview a couple of reporters in the room
regarding
> > their impressions (spin) on it?
> >
>
> Wasn't much time. The schedule was very tight, and whenever people
had a
> break, people were blogging, networking or making business deals.
I saw
> a few people trying to put mics into people's faces, and I quickly
got
> the sense that it wasn't appreciated.
Hmmm. I thought you attended the event as a member of the press.
> > Are you going to the CurrentTV free launch celebration today at
5pm
> > at Rumsey Playfield in New York's Central Park?
> >
>
> Wish I could; I'm back in Boston....
CurrentTV is holding another launch party in Philly on the 20th.
> > Is CurrentTV having a press conference tomorrow? If so, will you
be
> > attending it, too?
>
> Gore mentions it in the podcast; I forget which hotel it is.
I just received a note from the CurrentTV press office:
CURRENT TV CHAIRMAN AL GORE TO HOST
MEDIA BRIEFING OCTOBER 7
WHAT: Following Current's "Take Back TV" rally the previous evening
in New York's Central Park, and a meeting with community leaders and
activist organizations, network founders Al Gore and Joel Hyatt will
hold a media briefing and Q&A to address barriers to entry for
emerging networks, as well as how they plan to challenge the
existing one-way paradigm of television and "democratize" a medium.
WHO: Current TV chairman and former Vice President Al Gore, CEO Joel
Hyatt, network host/creative executive Anthony Marshall and viewer
contributor Yasmin Vossoughian.
WHEN: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7th, 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: The Regency Hotel -- The Mirror Room
540 Park Avenue at 61st
New York, NY 10021
If anyone on this list can work this event on our behalf, I'll email
you the Credential Application Doc.
-Jack
http://view-point.blogspot.com
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