Livestream/min-feb-18-2012

Super Form

• Dan: Media has created it and it will be rolling it out shortly.
• it's an omnibus form that anybody can fill out.
• If you need a press release, blog post, a calendar event, or live stream coverage.
• (at least a week for live stream coverage)
• This would let us know in advance when folks need an event livestream.

Roles

• Rene: seems like there are 3 roles:
  • Producer: chilling behind the computer
  • Streamer: streaming the stuff!
  • Support: somebody who follows the streamer & handles communication (live tweeting, txt messages, irc)
• [Link To Rene's Descriptions]

Upcoming Events

• Feb 25th: Occupy the T
  • Rene volunteers to produce
• March 1st: Rally at Dewey, at 1PM, followed by a march.
  • Rene volunteers to produce
• March 18th: VFP March

Training

• Media had asked us to do a livestream training on the 25th.
  • This might not be the best day because of the T action as well as OBR construction in e5
  • Let's push it back to Sat the 3rd, 2:30 to 4:30, e5
• We should have a meeting to dedicate to planning the training session

Livestream Ethics

• Tracy: Don't talk about your boyfriend.
• If you're with the OB Live team you should remain neutral.
• Rene: we should right down points of behavior that we're all consenting to follow
• Rene: When we do the training it would be good to get somebody from Media who deals with external media to talk about how to "look professional and shit"
• Be aware that you might get harassed by the police if we're livestreaming.
  • Rene: Perhaps, as livestreamers, we shouldn't even talk to the police.
• If the event has a chance of arrest we should prepare for the consequences
  • Back Up phones before the event
  • Install remote-wipe software on the phone
  • Give the producer access to wipe your phone with a certain code-word
• How should we handle the streaming of possibly illegal actions? Consent?
  • Livestreamers should be respectful (and not assholes)
• What do we do in situations where we're asked to stop streaming? At a meeting? At an action?
  • At a meeting we should respect the wishes of the group running the meeting.
  • At an action, perhaps the livestreamer can move to exclude the person who doesn't want to be streamed.
• Is it our responsibility to make ourselves known as a livestreamer?
  • Legal or ethical responsibility?
  • If we're at a grey-area event we should actively seek the consent of the group to get permission to stream.
  • Perhaps we can get stickers for our phones that say "Occupy Boston Livestreamer"

Equipment

• Battery Packs:
  • Media has a bunch of battery packs, but they're sometimes difficult for some members of the live team to get a hold of
  • Rene: Logistics and inventory & store them, and we can use a sign-out method.
  • Maybe we should have a joint meeting with Media to sort out equipment issues. Perhaps on Wednesday, 22nd.

Livestreaming at GA

• Do we do it anymore, or does facilitation take care of it?
• Doesn't really matter, as long as it gets done.