HUD visit / how to not cover a press conference
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan visited Cedar Rapids last week, and I followed him and his entourage of local/state dignitaries through the day as they toured Time Check, downtown Cedar Rapids and Veterans Memorial Building, and ended the day with a press conference. Going into the day, I knew we’d only have room for one or two photos, and that the press conference is really just my last chance / just-in-case to get something — we almost always prefer something active over guy-at-podium.
So, here, then, is what we ran with:
The expression on Donovan’s face, his position in the framing of the house and the light falling on him set him apart from Gov. Culver and Paula Hinzman Mitchell (Community Development Coordinator for Cedar Rapids), making the photo mostly about Donovan and the house. Now compare that with this photo..
…which is in our archive for posterity/history’s sake, but it’s certainly not the most interesting or storytelling image from the day.
-liz
This is what happens when the City throws a party, and no one shows up.
No one shows up, and lost opportunity that will never return to help rebuild Cedar rapids, due to their”process” and their “culture of delay”.
Outstanding job by the City’s communications person. I see that flooded group of business owners got Kurt Warner to do a video, and ABC news had Kurt as their “person of the week”. Maybe we should hire them?