Los Angeles, CA—Chicago area native Stephanie Stanton does
TV news. I worked with this reporter in
Phoenix where she covered the entire gamut of local TV news. Whether it was covering a shooting or some
fire or accident Stephanie always shined.
These days Stephanie is reporting for Al Jazeera America’s
new cable news network venture. I caught up
Stephanie today in the middle of a hectic and boisterous anti-War demonstration. With the demonstrators pushing
yelling and acting up right behind her Stanton never missed a beat. She got her interview and despite the heat and
I never saw her sweat.
I shot this somewhat wide view video below with a little
GoPro camera that shows what TV viewers never see at home. The audio from my camera got the overall
noise from the demonstrators. Imagine if
you will the challenges the photographers must meet in order to give you crisp
clean audio under the worst possible conditions.
Demonstrations in every city are somewhat peculiar. In my experience as a cop and a newsman I
don’t care what the cause is it’s always the same people mugging for the
cameras holding signs and such. It
appears that for some people attending demonstrations is a hobby and a way to
socialize.
It was fun visiting with Steph today. She can always be found right in the middle
of the heavy action!
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