Live Reports from every rally! New DU interface/system needed?

[kansasblue]

I've been at events like the DSM Rally and I have camera phone. I've text-ed friends with updates on the events, sent pictures or spoke to them about updates.

And as you can see from posts here on DU there are lots of people asking for updates from today's rally.

There are 70,000 DU members. There are most likely DUers at every major event that happens in the country and around the world. For updates to DU they rush off to try and post some info to DU. Or we are forced to reference other sites.

Hey DU! We could be the site with the info. Can we discuss the idea of adding a phone interface to the DU site? An easy way for DUers on the ground to send text messages, pics or even leave voice messages which moderators or DUers could quickly post to the site.

1) DUers could receive text messages from DUers on the ground and then post the update to the site

2) Email address could be set up in advance and loaded into phones for DUers on the ground to send camera phone pics to real time.

3) DUers could volunteer to work with a person on the ground to take voice info and post it to the site. 71,000 reporters world wide. Nearly every event covered from the DU point of view.

We just need some administration behind this idea and DU would be the place to be for all cutting news of every event.

What do you all think?

[Rick Myers]

1. Thanks a pretty good idea!

Shouldn't be hard to set up.

:toast:good idea:toast:

[Senior citizen]

2. That would be great!

I've been surfing around trying futilely to find coverage of the rally, and I KNOW there are several DUers right there.

I listened to the hearings online from KPFA, but they broke off before the rally. I don't have cable. My local pirate radio stations are aligned with Indy Media, but they're not covering the rally--probably couldn't afford to. I keep hoping to find a link on DU, but DU should really BE the link.

[kansasblue]

3. yup.. DU should be your answer.

[0rganism]

4. If DU would handle "live" a/v feeds, that would really be somethin'

Donor members with the appropriate equipment could apply to be event-specific reporters, receive a temporary login id with access to an upload link, and be webcasting their experiences to the world.

:bounce:

[Rainscents]

5. Great idea!!!

[FreedomAngel82]

7. It would be very cool

for those of us who can't go to places and stuff.

[kansasblue]

6. So maybe I should just send and email to Skinner?