a nightly TV show REALLY covering the RNC & protests & issues

[nodehopper]

So the group I work with is putting out a live one-hour show on Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) public acess which will also stream on Free Speech TV and dowloaded for later screening screenings at a bunch of other cable access channels across the country. If it's not showing where you are you can call your local public access station and request that they download and show it, it's free for all public outlets. It will also be streamed live on MNN (www.mnn.org). We've been working really hard on putting this together, and it will be a great alternative to corporate coverage. Here is our press blurb.

Unconventional TV DAILY!
Sun-Fri; 8/29 10-11pm; 8/30-9/3 9-10 pm EST
Ch: TW 34, RCN 110
The Independent Media Center, Paper Tiger, Deep Dish TV and other media collectives present 'Unconventional TV', nightly coverage of the RNC. The only televised RNC coverage not subject to a rigid made-for-TV script and thankfully absent of the tiresome 'expert' commentators. With over 100 cameras roving the streets and a cast in the hundreds of thousands, this promises to be the most comprehensive coverage of the participatory politics taking place outside of the security barriers. Tune in and see what democracy can really look like!
Also LIVE nationally on FSTV, Dish Network Channel 9415

[napi21]

1. IS this difgfferent from the c-span coverage?

I know I watched c-span during the Dem convention so I didn't have to listen to them SH talking heads!

[nodehopper]

3. why yes it is!

This show will consist of thematic segments produced by independent videographers focusing either on larger issues (Bush on environment), groups (Still We Rise) and protests/actions. Expect to see a full coverage of A31, the day of civil disobedience. We have a host, a lovely, eloquent woman who works with the National Immigration Project of NLG fighting for families whose members face unfar deportation or detention and between the segments and the breaking news we will have guests--progressive politicians, organizers, human/civil rights advocates, thinkers/authors like Naomi Klein (No Logo).
Basically it will be stuff that you won't see on any major network.

[fudge stripe cookays]

2. Thanks nodehopper!

I'm SO GLAD we got Free Speech TV!

We'll keep it tuned!! Woo hoo!
FSC

[nodehopper]

4. yay! it premiers Sunday night.

Good to know people will be watching.

[billybob537]

5. Would you like to have someone from Pants on Fire

get in touch with you or be available for an interview?

[nodehopper]

6. just sent you a PM

[nodehopper]

7. whoops, I can't figure out how PM works

um, okay, very embarassing, never mind.

So, yes, please get in touch with us. Email [e-mail] he is in charge of coordinating guests. Tell him that Nica said to contact him, and I will send him an email too. Also, is this a group you are affiliated with? If you guys wanted to/could make a segment about your work, or Bush's lies, we want segments!!! The call for segments is up on the nycimcvideo.org webpage.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

8. Official daily schedule of RNC events around Mathattan ...not at MSG

protesters should find these spots and protest there!

Saturday, August 28
• 9:00 PM, Media Welcome Party, Time Warner Center,

Sunday, August 29
• TBD, Pataki & RNC Welcome Party, Ellis Island, Gov. Pataki
• 12:00 PM, Brunch Honoring Speaker Hastert, Tavern on the Green, Speaker Hastert
• 12-1 PM, Warrior Foundation Luncheon , Sen. McCain, Fmr. Sen. Fred Thompson
• 5-8 PM, Special Broadway Musical Productions for Arriving Delegates, Broadway
• 7-10PM, CNN & Friend of "The Capital Gang" Reception, One Time Warner Center , Sallie Mae, CNN, Robert Novak, Mark Shields, Al Hunt, Margaret Carlson, & Kate O'Beirne
• TBD, Martinis in Manhattan, RGA, at the New York Palace, New York Palace Hotel, 455 Madison Ave., RGA,
• 9-12 PM, Big Apple Martini and Bowling Party in honor of Chairman Dreier*, Bowlmoor Lanes, 110 University Place, David Dreier, House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier
• 11:00 PM, Reception, Grand Havana Room Cigar Bar, 666 5th Ave.
• 9:00 PM, Sunday Night Fever Party , Roseland Ballroom, Vito Fossella
• 10:00 PM, Tribute to Southern Delegations featuring Lynyrd Skynyrd, CroBar

Monday, August 30
• TBD, Breakfast Honoring Speaker Hastert, Righa Royal, KOMPAC, Speaker Hastert
• TBD, Republican Attorneys Gerneral Association Brunch, Loff 11, 336W.37th St., 11th Floor, RAGA,
• TBD, Brunch at Tavern on the Green Honoring NRSC, Sen. Allen?
• TBD, Fannie Mae event , Day at the Spa, Republican Conference Chairwoman Deborah Pryce
• TBD, Majority Leader Tom Delay Golf Tournament, Beth Page Black Golf Course, Majority Leader Delay
• 11:30AM, JPMorgan Chase Women's Lunch, JPMC World Headquarters, 270 Park Ave., JPMorgan Chase, Republican Conference Chairwoman Deborah Pryce
• TBD, Cipriani 42nd St.
• 1-3PM, Lunch at Gracie Mansion, East End Ave., at 88th St., Mayor Bloomberg, Jonathan Tisch, Senator Ted Stevens and Rep. Bill Young
• 1:30 - 3:30PM, W Stands For Women Briefing, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
• 4-8PM, Republican State Leadership Cmte Hospitality, Mustang Sally's, 324 7th Ave
• TBD, A New York Night at Noche, Noche in Times Square, 1604 Broadway, RNC
• 5 - 8 PM, Grover Norquist & Americans for Tax Reform Reception, New York Yacht Club, 37 W. 44th St., American for Tax Reform
• TBD, Reception Honoring House/Senate Leadership, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Daimler Chrysler & Union Pacific
• 8PM, Texas Nights Productions, China Club, TX Delegation
• 10PM, Georgia Delegation Reception Benefit for Camp Sunshine, Roseland Ballroom, 293 W. 52nd St.
• 10PM - 2AM, Akin, Gump Event Honoring Ken Mehlman, Bryant Park Grill, 24 West 40th St., Akin Gump, Ken Mehlman
• 10PM - 1AM, Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Event, Bergdorf Goodman
• 10PM, NASDAQ Desert Reception, NASDAQ MarketSite, 4 Times Square, NASDAQ, Senate Banking Cmte. Chairman Richard Shelby and Cmte.
• 10PM, Pombo Evening Event, CroBar, House Resources Cmte., House Resources Committee Chairman Richard Pombo
• 10:00 PM, W Stands For Women: Leaders and Volunteers RightNOW!, Pressure, RightNOW!, Reps. Katherine Harris, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Marilyn Musgrave, RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie and more.
• 9PM, Music Event featuring ZZ Top and Kiss Nation, B.B. Kings, 237 W. 42nd St.

Tuesday, August 31
• 10 AM - 1 PM, Community Service Project w/ RNC delegates , ,
• TBD, RGA Governors Golf Tournament, Beth Page Black Golf Course,
• TBD, Senator Nickles Golf Tournament, Winged Foot,
• 12-2PM, Governors, First Spouses, COS Luncheon, Central Park Boathouse, East Side between 74th and 75th, RGA
• 4-8PM, Hope Street Kids Event, Republican Conference Chairwoman Deborah Pryce
• 4-7PM, BIO Reception for Rep. Sue Kelly and Rep. Michael Ferguson, NASDAQ, 4 Times Square, BIO, NASDAQ, Genentech & Roche, Rep. Sue Kelly & Rep. Michael Ferguson
• 4-6 PM, Camp David Afloat, Mariner III, Chelsea Pier, American Success PAC, House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier
• 5-7 PM, Reception, Ronald Reagan Foundation, LeCirque
• 5-8 PM, VIP Cocktail Reception, Tribeca Grill, 375 Greenwick St., National Restaurant Association
• 5-8 PM, EEI Event, The Supper Club, 240 W. 47th St., EEI, House Energy and Commerce Chairman Joe Barton
• 6-8PM, Blank Rome Convention Party , Chrysler Building Lobby, 405 Lexington Ave., Blank Rome
• 7-10PM, NASD Reception, One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, NASD, Rep. Baker & Members of House Financial Services Capital Markets Subcommittee
• 8-11 PM, Texas Nights Productions Honoring the Texas Delegation, B.B. Kings, TX Delegation, TX Delegation
• 9:30 PM, Celebrate The Spirits of New York, New York Yacht Club, 37 West 44th St., Weekly Standard, Distilled Spirits Council, The Economist, Roll Call, Sen. Frist
• 10PM, New York Delegation Evening Event, Noche, NY Delegation, NY Delegation
• TBD, Tavern on the Green

Wednesday, September 1
• 7:30 AM, Great American Farm Breakfast, Marriott Marquis Broadway Ballroom, House/Senate Agriculture Cmtes., Agriculture Sec. Ann Veneman
• 12-2PM, KOMPAC Lunch, Lincoln Center
• TBD, NRSC Golf Tournament, Beth Page Black Golf Course, NRSC,
• 2:30 -5 PM, "A Brooklyn State of Mind" State Fair, featuring Gov. Huckabee's band "Capitol Offense", Fulton Ferry Landing, Brooklyn, RGA
• 4-6 PM, Gov. Bush/ FL GOP Reception
• 6-7:30 PM, PAC Solutions America, Fresco's
• 5:30-7:30PM, Senator Rick Santorum Cocktail/Martini Fundraiser, Tuscan, 622 3rd Ave., Sen. Santorum, Sen. Rick Santorum and Special Guess Bo Dietl
• TBD, Rob Portman Event, Rainbow Room, Rep. Rob Portman
• TBD, Frist After Party, Charity for Global HIV/AIDS Crisis*, Rockefeller Center, Sen. Frist, Sen. Frist
• TBD, Copacabana
• 9PM, Music Event Featuring Marshall Tucker Band, Dickey Betts Band, and Super Diamond, B.B. Kings, 237 W. 42nd St.
• 8-11PM, Texas Night Productions Honoring the TX Delegation, TX Delegation, TX Delegation
• 11PM, Tribute To Giuliani, Rainbow Room, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Pzizer, Pataki & Bloomberg, Rudolph Giuliani
• 12-2PM, KOMPAC Lunch, Carmine's, KOMPAC, Speaker Hastert
• TBD, Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
• 5PM, RGA Rocks the Planet in Times Square, Planet Hollywood in Times Square, 1540 Broadway, RGA

[proud patriot]

9. great just bookmarked for sunday night

:D

[nodehopper]

12. cool! pass the word on. :)

[MissMarple]

10. Maybe The Daily Show would air some of it.

[nodehopper]

11. that's be cool...how would that happen, though?

[MissMarple]

15. Maybe E-mail through The Comedy Channel?

[Robbien]

13. Democracy Now is also doing similiar coverage

Their press release said:

As tens of thousands of people descend
on New York to protest the Republican National Convention, the national radio and TV show Democracy Now! announces plans to broadcast unprecedented, in- depth, comprehensive coverage, and analysis of the "Battle for New York."
Working with hundreds of filmmakers and unembedded independent journalists Democracy Now! will have camera crews blanketing the city. During the RNC, Democracy Now! is expanding its coverage to two hours for its ground-breaking series "Breaking With Convention: Battle for New York."

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-27-2004/0002239739&EDATE=

Perhaps they would be interested in what you are also doing? Their contact link is
http://www.democracynow.org/storyidea.pl

[nodehopper]

16. we're already collaborating with them

as well as with several other independent media organizations. :)

[librechik]

14. keep this kicked, comrades

:kick:

nodehopper, ask the admin if they will list you at the top somewhere, like they do radio shows or something. Maybe they'll say yes!

There's a forum for that sort of thing. Thanks for your work in Manhattan and good luck!

[nodehopper]

17. thanks...how do I ask that?

what is the protocol, and who should I contact? I'd like this info to be available to as many people as possible, of course!

[librechik]

18. go here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=120

and start a topic with a title that asks your question or describes the video coverage you expect, write more inside the post about it, maybe request they list you or ask if it's even possible (they do seem a little stingy with top of the page listings, it's probably a chore to do for the admins, so be nice.)

Sooner or later the admin will respond to you and tell you what they can do or not.

Good luck!

[nodehopper]

19. I did...thanks...I don't know the result yet!

But it would be super-cool.