Also, here's a write-up that just came out on a group I work with,
Para-noia, with mention of my org Project PM on second page.
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/07/paranoia-anonymous/

On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 3:48 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

Hey, Christina-

Sorry for delay, had some stuff I had to do, plus this Bloomberg panel
taping last night (which will likely be useful when it's put up on the
website). Will get that adventure bio written today and send along
some ideas/answers on the rest of this stuff as well.

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Christine Yoon <siege.yoon@gmail.com> wrote:

Barrett,

Sorry for the delayed response.  I've been unusually slammed at work these
past few days.

I loved the D Magazine article.  And I watched the Michael Isikoff piece -
also very helpful.  I'll be looking for the Bloomberg/Businessweek round
table tomorrow.  I think we'll have more than enough resources for the
initial pitch when it comes to evidence of your journalism and activism.

My current concern is that the vast bulk of your work happens via a keyboard
and screen.  We can't support an entire show in front of a computer - we
need to make sure that we have a wealth of visual content to actually shoot.
It may be that you have some regular activities/meetings that will take care
of this aspect - but since I don't know what your routine is right now, I am
trying to find options for the visual side.

This doesn't have to be difficult - the easiest method would be to have you
work, live, and/or travel with someone.  This might be a cohort of yours, or
another socially conscious person whose methods are entirely different from
yours... but it might also be someone who isn't directly involved in any
(h)ac(k)tivism.  Is there anyone that you interact with on a regular basis
who might be open to being shot regularly?  Possibilities off the top of my
head -

- an agent/manager
- Mirna or any of the rest of the Texodus crew
- your girlfriend
- your mom

Ideally, we'd want someone for whom your actions have direct personal
implications, or someone who's frequently at odds with you.  The purpose of
this would be to provide an emotional anchor for concepts that may not hold
much weight for the average viewer.  (I just say that because I don't want
you to think I'm trying to turn this into Jersey Shore or something.  You
obviously work on things that affect the world at large, but we're not just
aiming for the politically informed here.  People flipping channels need to
realize that something important is going on, and a key indicator of that is
real, human, spontaneous behavior on screen.  Personal relationships also
help to keep viewers returning each week.)

If we can't find a conventional counterpoint voice to be a regular element
of the show, then I think we might have to turn to planning some
interactions.  Very generally, I'm thinking three events per episode - one
encounter with a normal, unpolitical person off the street, one with some
kind of scholar/expert/politician, and one with someone from your personal
life, perhaps someone with whom you have unresolved business.  If each of
these encounters are tied to a project you are currently working on, so much
the better.  And if any or all of these get you into different environments,
that's great.  (For example, Stein had already told me about your basketball
day several times, so things like that would be fun.  And I know the article
mentions that your dad hunts - do you as well?  The countryside would be a
nice change of pace.)

I will have some time this weekend to start going through media and
preparing a video reel, and looking through some of my company's past
pitches.  If you have any thoughts regarding any of these elements, let me
know.  And whenever you get a chance, shoot me some of that adventure bio!
(I want to hear the jumping-out-of-a-cab story!)

--
Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302

-- 
Regards,

Barrett Brown
512-560-2302