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Election Day is a unique collaboration between Juergen Teller, Vivienne Westwood, former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and Westwood’s husband, Andreas Kronthaler, and brings together images from Westwood’s Spring/Summer 09 advertising campaign.
The photographs show a romp starring Anderson, Westwood, Kronthaler and rock band The Queens of the Stone Age. Teller’s mise en scène escapes precise categorisation, combining images of the protagonists in a golf buggy, Anderson reading Plato’s Republic with her nipple visible through sheer fabric, Westwood and Anderson frolicking in clothes baskets in a laundrette, and the two beaming in front of a television announcing Barack Obama’s imminent victory. The cavorting characters elaborate a bizarre narrative which highlights the hope surrounding Obama’s victory, the quintessential nature of Westwood’s clothes, and Teller’s signature style.
I have to admit I had an almost naive hope that Jim Martin would win today. Oh well. At least we have the presidency.
Election 2008 in Somerville.
We got there early, but still waited in line for 1:15 hours.
It was well worth it, of course!
Boise, Idaho, District 17. There was no line, but the booths were filled during the time I was there.
Seen at a Walmart this last Summer. This guy was actually panhandling...and fell asleep on the job.
No Comment.
Happy to announce that #RyanJanekWolowski will be working as an Inspector for the 2020 United States presidential election Tuesday, November 3, 2020 with The Board of Elections in the City of New York.
It will be the 59th quadrennial presidential election.
Voters will select presidential electors who in turn will vote on December 14, 2020, to either elect a new president and vice president or reelect the incumbents
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Griff couldn't be bothered to pay attention to the election results. Too much sleeping to do.
(Explored!)
Curbside voting at the U Place SE entrance to the Anacostia Branch of the D.C. Public Library on primary election day, April 1, 2014.
Many disabled want to vote, but find it difficult to locate a caretaker to get them in and out of their car. D.C. permits "curbside voting": A person must show I.D., must sign the voting roll, and gets a paper ballot to fill out.
Curbside voting is very popular in my neighborhood! There is a far higher rate of disability among poor African Americans than any other socio-economic or racial class.
Come election season, just what are our standards of “electability”? Where did they come from? What does it mean to “look presidential”? As cameras eat more and more information with each passing candidate, what role has televised media played in forging a prototype for elected officials to follow?
Cinebeasts to present a special two-part event that celebrates the special affinity shared between candidates and cameras.
The first half is a smattering of classic campaign commercials, ranging from the Eisenhower days to the wealth of populist YouTube-targeted spots from this year’s midterms. Featured spots include a feelgood ‘70s Coke commercial (with Richard Nixon as the punchline!), Reagan’s morning-workout worthy “Morning in America” anthem, and Wesley Clark’s 5 seconds of Outkast commentary. The Red Phone, the Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing, Jesse Helms’ “Hands” – they’re all here.
The second half is dedicated to Brian Springer’s 1995 documentary Spin.
Spin by Brian Springer
USA, 1995, 57 minutes, digital projection
Constructed entirely from intercepted satellite feeds, Springer’s pirated blooper reel speaks volumes about the early days of our current all-you-can-eat news media. Spin digs deep into the 1992 Clinton campaign’s use of satellites to anticipate maneuvers from the Bush camp, simultaneously predicting today’s rapid-fire campaign strategies and the role played by TV cameras in picking and grooming candidates. Meet the people styling careful combovers for events such as a botched Columbus Day celebration and the live L.A. riots!
The films will be followed by a panel discussion concerning the evolution of political media language, featuring David Bushman (curator-in-chief of the Paley Center for Media) and “News Dissector” Danny Schechter.
David Bushman joined The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) in 1992 and remained until 1997, when he left to become director of programming at TV Land. In 1998 he returned to the organization, again as curator. Before joining the Paley Center, Bushman was senior television editor of Daily Variety in Los Angeles and weekly Variety in New York. He is an adjunct professor of communications at Ramapo College of New Jersey and has designed media curricula for other universities. Bushman has written for numerous publications, including Emmy magazine and Television Quarterly.
Danny Schechter the “News Dissector,” MediaChannel founder and executive editor, is also a founder and Vice President/Executive Producer of Globalvision, Inc., an award-winning media company formed in 1987. Mr. Schechter has been a broadcast and print journalist and is an internationally recognized speaker and writer on media issues. His work has been honored with Emmy awards, the IRIS award, the George Polk Award, the Major Armstrong Award, and honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Mr. Schechter was the news director and principal newscaster for WBCN-FM, an on-air reporter for WGBH, and a news program producer and investigative reporter at CNN and ABC. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is “Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception” (Prometheus).
Beau Willimon is a playwright and screenwriter. His play FARRAGUT NORTH had its world premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York in November 2008. It recently had its West Coast premiere at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles starring Chris Pine. He is a recipient of the Lila Acheson Wallace Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship, two-time winner of the Lincoln Center Le Comte du Nouy Award, the Seymour Brick Memorial Playwriting Prize, winner of the 2005 Dayton Playhouse FutureFest, and was a 2008 Playwright-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Beau is currently working on commissions for Manhattan Theatre Club and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has written films for Warner Brothers and Fox 2000, and will soon begin work on a new film for Summit to star Sam Worthington. A resident of Brooklyn, Beau holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.F.A. in playwriting from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
Come election season, just what are our standards of “electability”? Where did they come from? What does it mean to “look presidential”? As cameras eat more and more information with each passing candidate, what role has televised media played in forging a prototype for elected officials to follow?
Cinebeasts to present a special two-part event that celebrates the special affinity shared between candidates and cameras.
The first half is a smattering of classic campaign commercials, ranging from the Eisenhower days to the wealth of populist YouTube-targeted spots from this year’s midterms. Featured spots include a feelgood ‘70s Coke commercial (with Richard Nixon as the punchline!), Reagan’s morning-workout worthy “Morning in America” anthem, and Wesley Clark’s 5 seconds of Outkast commentary. The Red Phone, the Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing, Jesse Helms’ “Hands” – they’re all here.
The second half is dedicated to Brian Springer’s 1995 documentary Spin.
Spin by Brian Springer
USA, 1995, 57 minutes, digital projection
Constructed entirely from intercepted satellite feeds, Springer’s pirated blooper reel speaks volumes about the early days of our current all-you-can-eat news media. Spin digs deep into the 1992 Clinton campaign’s use of satellites to anticipate maneuvers from the Bush camp, simultaneously predicting today’s rapid-fire campaign strategies and the role played by TV cameras in picking and grooming candidates. Meet the people styling careful combovers for events such as a botched Columbus Day celebration and the live L.A. riots!
The films will be followed by a panel discussion concerning the evolution of political media language, featuring David Bushman (curator-in-chief of the Paley Center for Media) and “News Dissector” Danny Schechter.
David Bushman joined The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) in 1992 and remained until 1997, when he left to become director of programming at TV Land. In 1998 he returned to the organization, again as curator. Before joining the Paley Center, Bushman was senior television editor of Daily Variety in Los Angeles and weekly Variety in New York. He is an adjunct professor of communications at Ramapo College of New Jersey and has designed media curricula for other universities. Bushman has written for numerous publications, including Emmy magazine and Television Quarterly.
Danny Schechter the “News Dissector,” MediaChannel founder and executive editor, is also a founder and Vice President/Executive Producer of Globalvision, Inc., an award-winning media company formed in 1987. Mr. Schechter has been a broadcast and print journalist and is an internationally recognized speaker and writer on media issues. His work has been honored with Emmy awards, the IRIS award, the George Polk Award, the Major Armstrong Award, and honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Mr. Schechter was the news director and principal newscaster for WBCN-FM, an on-air reporter for WGBH, and a news program producer and investigative reporter at CNN and ABC. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is “Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception” (Prometheus).
Beau Willimon is a playwright and screenwriter. His play FARRAGUT NORTH had its world premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York in November 2008. It recently had its West Coast premiere at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles starring Chris Pine. He is a recipient of the Lila Acheson Wallace Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship, two-time winner of the Lincoln Center Le Comte du Nouy Award, the Seymour Brick Memorial Playwriting Prize, winner of the 2005 Dayton Playhouse FutureFest, and was a 2008 Playwright-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Beau is currently working on commissions for Manhattan Theatre Club and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has written films for Warner Brothers and Fox 2000, and will soon begin work on a new film for Summit to star Sam Worthington. A resident of Brooklyn, Beau holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.F.A. in playwriting from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
I voted today, and it was pretty much the most surreal experience ever. It felt like this, I don't know, life or death situation.
And you guys, seriously, I'm a first time voter. This is the first opportunity I've had to vote. And I'm just. I'm so stoked that the first time I get a say in anything, it's this important. I was talking to my mom about this, telling her that if/when I have kids, they probably won't get how big a deal this was to me, to anyone living this right now. She said, "And God willing, they won't have to."
I agree with that mindset. I don't want things like this to be surprising.
I'm also so nervous I could throw up. There are a few true facts about me I feel like people should know, or at least mention for posterity.
1) Should Obama win, I might actually cry. It's just. It's so much not to get misty-eyed over.
2) I wouldn't actually be surprised if he didn't win. It could be cynicism or whatever. I just. I'm used to things... looking up and not happening.
3) If Obama wins, I think I'll be a bit terrified. For him and myself. I don't know. It feels like it would be... exposure for people of color, but blacks especially. And that wouldn't necessarily be a good thing.
But all that aside? I voted. And I'm excited. I got my coffee too, haha. I'm also getting a cold. Meh.
Not sleeping until we know, though.
Oh, and in regards to yesterday being the day from hell: It took me all of 15 minutes (including the walk to the polling place) for me to vote. Hah. I guess that was the universe balancing things out for me. (Not to mention, most of the people who reside in DC don't actually live here. That is rant for another time, though.)
Okay, going now. This post is all over the place but. I just. I needed to say something. Haha.
Come election season, just what are our standards of “electability”? Where did they come from? What does it mean to “look presidential”? As cameras eat more and more information with each passing candidate, what role has televised media played in forging a prototype for elected officials to follow?
Cinebeasts to present a special two-part event that celebrates the special affinity shared between candidates and cameras.
The first half is a smattering of classic campaign commercials, ranging from the Eisenhower days to the wealth of populist YouTube-targeted spots from this year’s midterms. Featured spots include a feelgood ‘70s Coke commercial (with Richard Nixon as the punchline!), Reagan’s morning-workout worthy “Morning in America” anthem, and Wesley Clark’s 5 seconds of Outkast commentary. The Red Phone, the Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing, Jesse Helms’ “Hands” – they’re all here.
The second half is dedicated to Brian Springer’s 1995 documentary Spin.
Spin by Brian Springer
USA, 1995, 57 minutes, digital projection
Constructed entirely from intercepted satellite feeds, Springer’s pirated blooper reel speaks volumes about the early days of our current all-you-can-eat news media. Spin digs deep into the 1992 Clinton campaign’s use of satellites to anticipate maneuvers from the Bush camp, simultaneously predicting today’s rapid-fire campaign strategies and the role played by TV cameras in picking and grooming candidates. Meet the people styling careful combovers for events such as a botched Columbus Day celebration and the live L.A. riots!
The films will be followed by a panel discussion concerning the evolution of political media language, featuring David Bushman (curator-in-chief of the Paley Center for Media) and “News Dissector” Danny Schechter.
David Bushman joined The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) in 1992 and remained until 1997, when he left to become director of programming at TV Land. In 1998 he returned to the organization, again as curator. Before joining the Paley Center, Bushman was senior television editor of Daily Variety in Los Angeles and weekly Variety in New York. He is an adjunct professor of communications at Ramapo College of New Jersey and has designed media curricula for other universities. Bushman has written for numerous publications, including Emmy magazine and Television Quarterly.
Danny Schechter the “News Dissector,” MediaChannel founder and executive editor, is also a founder and Vice President/Executive Producer of Globalvision, Inc., an award-winning media company formed in 1987. Mr. Schechter has been a broadcast and print journalist and is an internationally recognized speaker and writer on media issues. His work has been honored with Emmy awards, the IRIS award, the George Polk Award, the Major Armstrong Award, and honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Mr. Schechter was the news director and principal newscaster for WBCN-FM, an on-air reporter for WGBH, and a news program producer and investigative reporter at CNN and ABC. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is “Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception” (Prometheus).
Beau Willimon is a playwright and screenwriter. His play FARRAGUT NORTH had its world premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York in November 2008. It recently had its West Coast premiere at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles starring Chris Pine. He is a recipient of the Lila Acheson Wallace Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship, two-time winner of the Lincoln Center Le Comte du Nouy Award, the Seymour Brick Memorial Playwriting Prize, winner of the 2005 Dayton Playhouse FutureFest, and was a 2008 Playwright-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Beau is currently working on commissions for Manhattan Theatre Club and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has written films for Warner Brothers and Fox 2000, and will soon begin work on a new film for Summit to star Sam Worthington. A resident of Brooklyn, Beau holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.F.A. in playwriting from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
Cassie Dorman, 18, in the black jacket, and Samantha Peterson, 18, register to vote at the booth outside Defoe-Graham Residence Hall Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012 in Columbia, Mo. On Nov. 6, 2012 Dorman and Peterson will be able to vote on campus at Memorial Union or at the Reynolds Alumni Center.
It's Election Day in Alberta. Get out and vote!
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Come election season, just what are our standards of “electability”? Where did they come from? What does it mean to “look presidential”? As cameras eat more and more information with each passing candidate, what role has televised media played in forging a prototype for elected officials to follow?
Cinebeasts to present a special two-part event that celebrates the special affinity shared between candidates and cameras.
The first half is a smattering of classic campaign commercials, ranging from the Eisenhower days to the wealth of populist YouTube-targeted spots from this year’s midterms. Featured spots include a feelgood ‘70s Coke commercial (with Richard Nixon as the punchline!), Reagan’s morning-workout worthy “Morning in America” anthem, and Wesley Clark’s 5 seconds of Outkast commentary. The Red Phone, the Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing, Jesse Helms’ “Hands” – they’re all here.
The second half is dedicated to Brian Springer’s 1995 documentary Spin.
Spin by Brian Springer
USA, 1995, 57 minutes, digital projection
Constructed entirely from intercepted satellite feeds, Springer’s pirated blooper reel speaks volumes about the early days of our current all-you-can-eat news media. Spin digs deep into the 1992 Clinton campaign’s use of satellites to anticipate maneuvers from the Bush camp, simultaneously predicting today’s rapid-fire campaign strategies and the role played by TV cameras in picking and grooming candidates. Meet the people styling careful combovers for events such as a botched Columbus Day celebration and the live L.A. riots!
The films will be followed by a panel discussion concerning the evolution of political media language, featuring David Bushman (curator-in-chief of the Paley Center for Media) and “News Dissector” Danny Schechter.
David Bushman joined The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) in 1992 and remained until 1997, when he left to become director of programming at TV Land. In 1998 he returned to the organization, again as curator. Before joining the Paley Center, Bushman was senior television editor of Daily Variety in Los Angeles and weekly Variety in New York. He is an adjunct professor of communications at Ramapo College of New Jersey and has designed media curricula for other universities. Bushman has written for numerous publications, including Emmy magazine and Television Quarterly.
Danny Schechter the “News Dissector,” MediaChannel founder and executive editor, is also a founder and Vice President/Executive Producer of Globalvision, Inc., an award-winning media company formed in 1987. Mr. Schechter has been a broadcast and print journalist and is an internationally recognized speaker and writer on media issues. His work has been honored with Emmy awards, the IRIS award, the George Polk Award, the Major Armstrong Award, and honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Mr. Schechter was the news director and principal newscaster for WBCN-FM, an on-air reporter for WGBH, and a news program producer and investigative reporter at CNN and ABC. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is “Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception” (Prometheus).
Beau Willimon is a playwright and screenwriter. His play FARRAGUT NORTH had its world premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York in November 2008. It recently had its West Coast premiere at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles starring Chris Pine. He is a recipient of the Lila Acheson Wallace Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship, two-time winner of the Lincoln Center Le Comte du Nouy Award, the Seymour Brick Memorial Playwriting Prize, winner of the 2005 Dayton Playhouse FutureFest, and was a 2008 Playwright-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Beau is currently working on commissions for Manhattan Theatre Club and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has written films for Warner Brothers and Fox 2000, and will soon begin work on a new film for Summit to star Sam Worthington. A resident of Brooklyn, Beau holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.F.A. in playwriting from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
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It will be the 59th quadrennial presidential election.
Voters will select presidential electors who in turn will vote on December 14, 2020, to either elect a new president and vice president or reelect the incumbents
Electoral vote
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Donald Trump 232
Inauguration of Joe Biden
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Location: United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
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Come election season, just what are our standards of “electability”? Where did they come from? What does it mean to “look presidential”? As cameras eat more and more information with each passing candidate, what role has televised media played in forging a prototype for elected officials to follow?
Cinebeasts to present a special two-part event that celebrates the special affinity shared between candidates and cameras.
The first half is a smattering of classic campaign commercials, ranging from the Eisenhower days to the wealth of populist YouTube-targeted spots from this year’s midterms. Featured spots include a feelgood ‘70s Coke commercial (with Richard Nixon as the punchline!), Reagan’s morning-workout worthy “Morning in America” anthem, and Wesley Clark’s 5 seconds of Outkast commentary. The Red Phone, the Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing, Jesse Helms’ “Hands” – they’re all here.
The second half is dedicated to Brian Springer’s 1995 documentary Spin.
Spin by Brian Springer
USA, 1995, 57 minutes, digital projection
Constructed entirely from intercepted satellite feeds, Springer’s pirated blooper reel speaks volumes about the early days of our current all-you-can-eat news media. Spin digs deep into the 1992 Clinton campaign’s use of satellites to anticipate maneuvers from the Bush camp, simultaneously predicting today’s rapid-fire campaign strategies and the role played by TV cameras in picking and grooming candidates. Meet the people styling careful combovers for events such as a botched Columbus Day celebration and the live L.A. riots!
The films will be followed by a panel discussion concerning the evolution of political media language, featuring David Bushman (curator-in-chief of the Paley Center for Media) and “News Dissector” Danny Schechter.
David Bushman joined The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) in 1992 and remained until 1997, when he left to become director of programming at TV Land. In 1998 he returned to the organization, again as curator. Before joining the Paley Center, Bushman was senior television editor of Daily Variety in Los Angeles and weekly Variety in New York. He is an adjunct professor of communications at Ramapo College of New Jersey and has designed media curricula for other universities. Bushman has written for numerous publications, including Emmy magazine and Television Quarterly.
Danny Schechter the “News Dissector,” MediaChannel founder and executive editor, is also a founder and Vice President/Executive Producer of Globalvision, Inc., an award-winning media company formed in 1987. Mr. Schechter has been a broadcast and print journalist and is an internationally recognized speaker and writer on media issues. His work has been honored with Emmy awards, the IRIS award, the George Polk Award, the Major Armstrong Award, and honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Mr. Schechter was the news director and principal newscaster for WBCN-FM, an on-air reporter for WGBH, and a news program producer and investigative reporter at CNN and ABC. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is “Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception” (Prometheus).
Beau Willimon is a playwright and screenwriter. His play FARRAGUT NORTH had its world premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York in November 2008. It recently had its West Coast premiere at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles starring Chris Pine. He is a recipient of the Lila Acheson Wallace Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship, two-time winner of the Lincoln Center Le Comte du Nouy Award, the Seymour Brick Memorial Playwriting Prize, winner of the 2005 Dayton Playhouse FutureFest, and was a 2008 Playwright-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Beau is currently working on commissions for Manhattan Theatre Club and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has written films for Warner Brothers and Fox 2000, and will soon begin work on a new film for Summit to star Sam Worthington. A resident of Brooklyn, Beau holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.F.A. in playwriting from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
3 May 2012. Election Day for Mayor of London and the London Assembly. As Zena and I left our local polling station in Scales Road, I took a backward glance. And a photo.
Not unfortunately, to recall the long eager queues. Nor because of the heady excitement as we and our neighbours pondered the choice among candidates for Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
No. This is the Mayoral election I will remember for one piece of advice I read and heard from many different people. "Hold your nose".
Vote but don't inhale.
No less an authority than Tom Watson, the Labour Party's National Campaign Manager, urged supporters to: ". . . hold your nose, vote for Ken ... that's the way that you will help Labour".
While in the Daily Telegraph Dan Hodges gave the opposite view.
"Ken Livingstone has, throughout this campaign, tried to bully potential supporters to the polling station. 'Vote for me or else', has been his unofficial campaign slogan."
Hodges ruefully acknowledged that he'd previously written:
"it was time for the Ken and Boris 'vaudeville act' to end." And that: “We have no room for clowns”. Even so, his advice was to keep the circus in business: ". . . hold your nose, and vote for Boris Johnson."
Suzanne Moore was more dismissive. She wrote: “Both Boris and Ken stink to high heaven and a vote for either of them … is a vote for a rotting system"
Suzanne is right. Our vote is precious. We should refuse to give it to punctured retreads and other poor quality politicians.
Fortunately, there was some fresh air - Joanne McCartney, Labour's excellent candidate for Enfield and Haringey on the London Assembly won comfortably.
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§ Dan Hodges explained his views a little more, drawing from eight months working in part of the Livingstone administration.
Come election season, just what are our standards of “electability”? Where did they come from? What does it mean to “look presidential”? As cameras eat more and more information with each passing candidate, what role has televised media played in forging a prototype for elected officials to follow?
Cinebeasts to present a special two-part event that celebrates the special affinity shared between candidates and cameras.
The first half is a smattering of classic campaign commercials, ranging from the Eisenhower days to the wealth of populist YouTube-targeted spots from this year’s midterms. Featured spots include a feelgood ‘70s Coke commercial (with Richard Nixon as the punchline!), Reagan’s morning-workout worthy “Morning in America” anthem, and Wesley Clark’s 5 seconds of Outkast commentary. The Red Phone, the Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing, Jesse Helms’ “Hands” – they’re all here.
The second half is dedicated to Brian Springer’s 1995 documentary Spin.
Spin by Brian Springer
USA, 1995, 57 minutes, digital projection
Constructed entirely from intercepted satellite feeds, Springer’s pirated blooper reel speaks volumes about the early days of our current all-you-can-eat news media. Spin digs deep into the 1992 Clinton campaign’s use of satellites to anticipate maneuvers from the Bush camp, simultaneously predicting today’s rapid-fire campaign strategies and the role played by TV cameras in picking and grooming candidates. Meet the people styling careful combovers for events such as a botched Columbus Day celebration and the live L.A. riots!
The films will be followed by a panel discussion concerning the evolution of political media language, featuring David Bushman (curator-in-chief of the Paley Center for Media) and “News Dissector” Danny Schechter.
David Bushman joined The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) in 1992 and remained until 1997, when he left to become director of programming at TV Land. In 1998 he returned to the organization, again as curator. Before joining the Paley Center, Bushman was senior television editor of Daily Variety in Los Angeles and weekly Variety in New York. He is an adjunct professor of communications at Ramapo College of New Jersey and has designed media curricula for other universities. Bushman has written for numerous publications, including Emmy magazine and Television Quarterly.
Danny Schechter the “News Dissector,” MediaChannel founder and executive editor, is also a founder and Vice President/Executive Producer of Globalvision, Inc., an award-winning media company formed in 1987. Mr. Schechter has been a broadcast and print journalist and is an internationally recognized speaker and writer on media issues. His work has been honored with Emmy awards, the IRIS award, the George Polk Award, the Major Armstrong Award, and honors from the National Association of Black Journalists. Mr. Schechter was the news director and principal newscaster for WBCN-FM, an on-air reporter for WGBH, and a news program producer and investigative reporter at CNN and ABC. He is the author of several books, the most recent of which is “Embedded: Weapons of Mass Deception” (Prometheus).
Beau Willimon is a playwright and screenwriter. His play FARRAGUT NORTH had its world premiere at the Atlantic Theater Company in New York in November 2008. It recently had its West Coast premiere at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles starring Chris Pine. He is a recipient of the Lila Acheson Wallace Juilliard Playwriting Fellowship, two-time winner of the Lincoln Center Le Comte du Nouy Award, the Seymour Brick Memorial Playwriting Prize, winner of the 2005 Dayton Playhouse FutureFest, and was a 2008 Playwright-in-Residence at the Donmar Warehouse in London. Beau is currently working on commissions for Manhattan Theatre Club and the National Theatre of Great Britain. He has written films for Warner Brothers and Fox 2000, and will soon begin work on a new film for Summit to star Sam Worthington. A resident of Brooklyn, Beau holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.F.A. in playwriting from Columbia University’s School of the Arts.
So here's my little sticker from having my voice heard this fine morning in the USA! So now it's a 24 hour news cycle and lots of coffee today! ;D
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U Place SE entrance to the Anacostia Branch of the D.C. Public Library on primary election day, April 1, 2014. Big red "VOTING" signs are everywhere. Note the "Precinct 112 Polling Place" sign, the advice to disabled people or seniors, and the election day voting hours.
General Election day. Marking the fact that it's the first time my daughter has been able to vote. I'm impressed by how politically engaged she and her friends seem to be.
Info: Canon 7D, 30.0mm, f/4.0, 1/500, ISO 100.
Alright, it's not a real solar eclipse but it kinda looked like one to me after I snapped this pic while walking home after voting. Any guesses as to what it is? Anyway, I wasn't trying to make a political statement with the photo, although in retrospect to me, it feels a tad appropriate. November 8, 2016
Even though I'm a grown-up, it's still funny whenever someone on the news says a candidate wants to "hold onto his seat".
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Since I never received my vote by mail ballot, I needed to go to the polling place at the Desert Hot Springs senior center, where I waited approx 40 minutes to cast my ballot.
Reading thru some legal material in taking photos in polling places, I may have broken the law. Most of the rules regarding photography seem to keep voters from being harrased or coerced while voting, and since this a shot of the line for getting your ballot and not of people actually filling in the ballot, I am thinking I did not violate those provisions.