While I often use this blog to support NewAssignment.Net projects — it is also a space to spread word about any good networked journalism effort (hint hint: email me with tips).

Our friends over at Current TV contacted me to spread the word about an upcoming networked journalism project. Details are below

“Five 3-person Backpack Feedback Media crews, each comprised of a
producer, a projectionist/lighting technician, and an interviewer will
be dispatched to the streets of the New York City for five consecutive
nights, Tuesday, November 6 through Saturday November 10.”

Their mission: Travel to several locations where they will play provocative clips from Current TV for everyone to see.

This is literally citizen media — taking the content right to the street. You don’t need a TV to see the content, you just have to show up. The backpack teams will also be interviewing people for their reactions to the clips and looking for people to blog about the event afterwords.

It’s very similar to what Jon Alpert does at the Downtown Community Television Center.

Perhaps Current got the idea when two of the founding members met Jon at a recent panel in New York.

Either way: The times and locations are below. If you are around, I’m sure this would be a cool/blogworthy experience.

Tuesday

4:30pm-7:15pm: The United Nations/Grand Central Station– Team will
start at 1st and 42nd and head west to Grand Central Station on 42nd
and Park Ave

8:00pm-10:00pm: Broadway/Times Square- 46th & Broadway

10:30pm-11:30pm: Lower East Side Spitzers Corner – 101 Rivington St.

Wednesday:

4:30pm-7:15pm: Time Warner and Lower Central Park - W 59th & Broadway

8:00pm-10:00pm: SoHo (various shopping etc) - Prince & Lafayette

10:30pm-11:30pm: Brooklyn (Williamsburg)/Hip bars - 5th & Bedford

Thursday:

4:30pm-6:30pm: Madison Ave Advertising agencies – Team will start at
Madison Ave & 52nd and head south on Madison Ave until 40th.

7:00pm-10:00pm: NYU and Washington Square Park - W 4th & Washington

10:30pm-11:30pm: East Village / Libation – 137 Ludlow St.

Friday:

5:30pm- 8:00pm: Time Warner store -23rd between Madison and Park Ave

8:45pm-11:00pm: High trafficked shopping district - Broadway & Spring

11:30pm-1:30am: Maritime Bar and Meat Packing - 9th & W 16th

Saturday:

5:30pm-8:00pm: Mid Town / Rockefeller Center - 25 W 51st St.

8:45pm-11:00pm: Joes Pub - Astor & Lafayette

11:30pm-1:30am: Lower East Side/ the Delancy- 168 Delancy St.