You may hear that our voices are echoey, we are in a vast space, a little like a ballroom that is filled with computers and video and sound equipment. But more than that there is an incredible amount of human resources here. Hundreds of media activists have come from around the country to portray what is happening on the streets with their cameras, microphones and lap top computers. From here they can convey and send out to the nation and the world the phenomenon that is up rising against corporate power. But not through a corporate lens.
Today is the day after.
The day after the four day Republican National Convention. Last night was the culminant event, the acceptance speech of George W Bush, the Governor of Texas. Tour Of Web Site Democracy Now has entered into the age of New Media. This means that not only do we report in the traditional way with tape recorder, microphone and a pen, but our reporting now encompasses video and audio digital production as well as internet technology. Pratap Chatterjee is our New Media reporter and he is here to walk us through his specially designed Democracy Now website which was designed for our election coverage over the next few months.