Tim Pool
Encyclopedia
Timothy Pool is an American journalist
from Chicago
, Illinois
. His unique 21-hour marathon reporting earned him fame during the Occupy Wall Street
protests. Utilizing a unique style of first-hand reporting and insightful commentary, Pool's reputation spread quickly across social and mainstream media. Pool broadcasts using a smartphone and an external battery.
movement in mid-September during the first week of the protest. He primarily serves as the technical lead for the grass roots independent reporting group TheOther99.
Throughout his reporting, members of the public and viewers of the stream, inspired by the coverage, brought him batteries, food, water and energy drinks to support his reporting marathons. Pool's dedication to reporting has earned him praise from both social media sites such as Facebook
and Twitter
as well as mainstream media sources.
by order of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
. All media was barred from filming the raid. After occupants of the park were forcibly evicted Pool began a broadcast marathon reporting on the marches and general assemblies going on around him in the city's streets.
In a matter of hours, Tim's viewer count had skyrocketed to nearly 13,000 simultaneous viewers.
At around 6am attorneys associated with the New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild obtained a temporary restraining order against the City of New York, Brookfield Office Properties Inc., and various other city agencies ordering the occupiers be allowed back into Zuccotti Park
along with their belongings. A hearing was set for 11:30am by Justice Lucy Billings. It was not until after 5:30pm that the occupiers were let back in to Zuccotti Park
, though officers would not let large bags, sleeping bags, blankets, or any other materials that could be used for camping back into the park. A rumored 10pm curfew of Zuccotti Park
was not enforced.
After nearly 21 hours of continuous reporting, Tim Pool ended the broadcast shortly after 10:30pm Tuesday night. By morning, Tim was on the front page of a half dozen major news websites around the world, including MSNBC
and TIME.com.
By the end of the night Pool's channel had reached over 250,000 unique viewers.
to prepare for a march to Wall Street
and the New York Stock Exchange
. Despite the NYPD's initial attempts to shut down the march, citing lack of a parade permit, protesters carried on. They were met by many police barricades, some being pushed out of the way by leading marchers. When protesters could not make it to the New York Stock Exchange building, they separated into groups and blocked major intersections around the NYSE.
By mid-day, there were an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 protesters going from Zuccotti Park
to various parks and government buildings around the city.
That evening marchers met with members from about a dozen different unions in Foley Square
to prepare to march over the Brooklyn Bridge
. Around 7pm marchers had gotten by police blocking the bridge and began marching across. Protesters cheered, sang, and chanted as they crossed the Brooklyn Bridge. Projection images with phrases such as "99%" and "Mic Check" were displayed on the side of the Verizon Building
. Pool's simultaneous viewer count had reached over 30,000 before experiencing a server issue with Ustream which cut Pool's live feed. By the end of the night, reported estimates of the total number of marchers ranged from 30,000 to 36,000 people.
The total unique viewer count for the night reached 737,000 and over 600,000 the following day.
is ongoing. He is also working on and accepting donations for a full length documentary entitled "Occumentary" which follows a few of the original protesters from the Occupy movement as they travel to different occupations around the US.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. His unique 21-hour marathon reporting earned him fame during the Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters which began September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district...
protests. Utilizing a unique style of first-hand reporting and insightful commentary, Pool's reputation spread quickly across social and mainstream media. Pool broadcasts using a smartphone and an external battery.
Background
Tim Pool traveled to NYC to report on the Occupy Wall StreetOccupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters which began September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district...
movement in mid-September during the first week of the protest. He primarily serves as the technical lead for the grass roots independent reporting group TheOther99.
Reporting Style
Pool employs a live-chat stream in his reporting, engaging viewers as participants. This allows the viewing public to ask questions, which he can respond to live. Pool can also let his viewers direct him on where and when to go and where to point his camera.Throughout his reporting, members of the public and viewers of the stream, inspired by the coverage, brought him batteries, food, water and energy drinks to support his reporting marathons. Pool's dedication to reporting has earned him praise from both social media sites such as Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
and Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
as well as mainstream media sources.
November 15, 2011
In the early hours of November 15, the NYPD and city sanitation workers were brought in to remove all occupants and their belongings from Zuccotti ParkZuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, is a publicly accessible park in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is a controlled by Brookfield Properties. The park was created in 1968 by Pittsburgh-based United States Steel, after the property owners negotiated its creation with city...
by order of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Michael Bloomberg
Michael Rubens Bloomberg is the current Mayor of New York City. With a net worth of $19.5 billion in 2011, he is also the 12th-richest person in the United States...
. All media was barred from filming the raid. After occupants of the park were forcibly evicted Pool began a broadcast marathon reporting on the marches and general assemblies going on around him in the city's streets.
In a matter of hours, Tim's viewer count had skyrocketed to nearly 13,000 simultaneous viewers.
At around 6am attorneys associated with the New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild obtained a temporary restraining order against the City of New York, Brookfield Office Properties Inc., and various other city agencies ordering the occupiers be allowed back into Zuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, is a publicly accessible park in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is a controlled by Brookfield Properties. The park was created in 1968 by Pittsburgh-based United States Steel, after the property owners negotiated its creation with city...
along with their belongings. A hearing was set for 11:30am by Justice Lucy Billings. It was not until after 5:30pm that the occupiers were let back in to Zuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, is a publicly accessible park in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is a controlled by Brookfield Properties. The park was created in 1968 by Pittsburgh-based United States Steel, after the property owners negotiated its creation with city...
, though officers would not let large bags, sleeping bags, blankets, or any other materials that could be used for camping back into the park. A rumored 10pm curfew of Zuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, is a publicly accessible park in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is a controlled by Brookfield Properties. The park was created in 1968 by Pittsburgh-based United States Steel, after the property owners negotiated its creation with city...
was not enforced.
After nearly 21 hours of continuous reporting, Tim Pool ended the broadcast shortly after 10:30pm Tuesday night. By morning, Tim was on the front page of a half dozen major news websites around the world, including MSNBC
MSNBC
MSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
and TIME.com.
By the end of the night Pool's channel had reached over 250,000 unique viewers.
November 17, 2011
Organizers of the Occupy movement planned for the Global Day of Action, also known as #N17, to take place on November 17, 2011. Around 7am crowds of hundreds gathered in and around Zuccotti ParkZuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, is a publicly accessible park in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is a controlled by Brookfield Properties. The park was created in 1968 by Pittsburgh-based United States Steel, after the property owners negotiated its creation with city...
to prepare for a march to Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
and the New York Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
The New York Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located at 11 Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, New York City, USA. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its listed companies at 13.39 trillion as of Dec 2010...
. Despite the NYPD's initial attempts to shut down the march, citing lack of a parade permit, protesters carried on. They were met by many police barricades, some being pushed out of the way by leading marchers. When protesters could not make it to the New York Stock Exchange building, they separated into groups and blocked major intersections around the NYSE.
By mid-day, there were an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 protesters going from Zuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park
Zuccotti Park, formerly called Liberty Plaza Park, is a publicly accessible park in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It is a controlled by Brookfield Properties. The park was created in 1968 by Pittsburgh-based United States Steel, after the property owners negotiated its creation with city...
to various parks and government buildings around the city.
That evening marchers met with members from about a dozen different unions in Foley Square
Foley Square
Foley Square is a street intersection and green space in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City and – by extension – the surrounding area, which is dominated by civic buildings. The space is bordered by Worth Street, Centre Street and Lafayette Street and lies...
to prepare to march over the Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States. Completed in 1883, it connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn by spanning the East River...
. Around 7pm marchers had gotten by police blocking the bridge and began marching across. Protesters cheered, sang, and chanted as they crossed the Brooklyn Bridge. Projection images with phrases such as "99%" and "Mic Check" were displayed on the side of the Verizon Building
Verizon Building
The Verizon Building is a 32-story Art Deco building in New York City, located in Lower Manhattan. It is named for Verizon Communications, for which it is the headquarters. The building is located at 140 West Street, adjacent to the World Trade Center site and 7 World Trade Center, and is bounded...
. Pool's simultaneous viewer count had reached over 30,000 before experiencing a server issue with Ustream which cut Pool's live feed. By the end of the night, reported estimates of the total number of marchers ranged from 30,000 to 36,000 people.
The total unique viewer count for the night reached 737,000 and over 600,000 the following day.
Ongoing
Tim Pool's coverage of Occupy Wall StreetOccupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street is an ongoing series of demonstrations initiated by the Canadian activist group Adbusters which began September 17, 2011 in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Wall Street financial district...
is ongoing. He is also working on and accepting donations for a full length documentary entitled "Occumentary" which follows a few of the original protesters from the Occupy movement as they travel to different occupations around the US.
External links
- http://www.ustream.tv/TheOther99
- https://www.wepay.com/donate/158502
- http://www.wearetheother99.com/
- http://www.occumentary.org/
- http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/15/watch-occupy-wall-street-broadcasting-live/
- http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/17/occupy-wall-street-two-months-in-day-of-action-gets-boost-from-eviction/
- http://www.onthemedia.org/blogs/on-the-media/2011/nov/18/q-tim-pool-on-streaming-occupy-wall-street/
- http://pressthink.org/2011/11/occupy-pressthink-tim-pool/
- http://twitter.com/#!/Iwilloccupy
- http://twitter.com/#!/TheOther99
- http://www.facebook.com/groups/294841820548182/
- http://wato99.com/