Wintertime woes: OWS solves power problem (Rachel Maddow buys story)
March 5th, 2012
Initially the photodesk sent me down to Zuccotti Park to cover a story about some church in Brooklyn bringing blankets across the bridge to help support the occupiers. See, it was the edge of winter, and the police had recently swept through and taken all the generators (their purposes, though stated in terms of safety, were quite obvious).
But I had kept up with the news, both through linear means (CNN, NBC, NYT, etc) and nonlinear (social media, and popular posting sites). On my way into the city that day, I read a post on Reddit talking about occupiers using bicycles to generate electricity.
I never waited for the church group.
As soon as I got down there, I found the guys responsible, a group called “Time’s Up.” I interviewed a few people and then shot back to the Daily to post produce.
MSNBC, RACHEL MADDOW buy story from NY Daily
Story gains momentum, Triumph the Puppet Dog gets involved
