This isn’t so much of a discussion topic but rather an announcement.
Huffington Post’s Off the Bus is looking for help with the upcoming project.
Amanda Michel is the OTB project director (and Burlington, VT native) and they are looking for citizen journalists to cover Vermont politics. Here’s what she’s looking for
CAN YOU HELP US? Join OffTheBus’ Special Ops team, and report back to us on what’s happening in your town and state.
No traditional media organization can afford to dispatch reporters all over the country, and certainly not this “early” in the general election. But that’s exactly what HuffPost’s Off The Bus, with 2500 members, can do.
Last Monday Sen. McCain opened a campaign office in St. Paul, Minnesota. Tuesday Sen. Obama set up shop in Orlando, Florida. Friday McCain and the GOP will cut the ribbons on their new HQ in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. By next week scores of new volunteers and campaign staffers will be crawling all over the battleground states in search of votes.
We’ve got a real competitive advantage over traditional media, but that may not last long.
As an OffTheBus Special Ops recruit you’ll receive a reporting assignment each week. We’ll equip you with special reporting guidelines for each assignment.
The information you relay to us — contact information for local grassroots leaders, event locations and details, and more — will be stored in our database, and then made available as a resource to our members and writers.
To find out more click here or sign up here. I know they’re looking for photos of the state dem and rep party headquarters, so if anyone can help them out, that would be great. Thanks a lot.
… and BTW, wait to see what I have in store for Huff Post and GMD!