The Uptake was on the scene of Friday's Critical Mass bike ride in Minneapolis. The ride was a huge success – both in number (The Strib says 600) and the lack of arrests or confrontation. The only confrontation we know of is documented here: "The Mercedes Incident."
This video represents a proud accomplishment for The Uptake's networked journalism. We used footage from four cameras here, and we have at least two other folks with their own video. Eventually we'll learn how to be networked for real, whether it's through Twitter, wireless headsets, or other methods we haven't thought of. It's an exciting time to be a citizen journalist, and to be creating original stories like this one.
Posted by Minnesota Stories on September 29, 2007 02:21 PM
Comments
This is really fantastic, Chuck, and The UpTake. I love the method of giving a complete and contextual report as to what happened, in a fun/engaging/amusing way. This isn't the Iraq war. It was a real news story, handled in a cool way. Congrats.
Posted by: Jason DeRusha at September 29, 2007 04:27 PM
My daughter and I were waiting at the corner on 26th and Hennepin, waving to all the bikers as they rode by, smiles and balloons, and cops bringing up the rear. Great music!
Posted by: Joanna at September 30, 2007 08:22 PM
Warning! A Critical Mass-Destruction grass roots group has been organizing for months now and are have made thier final preparations and are ready to launch their assault on Critical Mass riders. Finally Sweet Revenge!
