I was quite pleased to see this story on the front page of Philly.com for two days. It is a web-only exclusive story on the work of some homeless outreach workers here in Philadelphia. Staff writer Robert Moran went out, armed with a video camera, to record the work of the outreach workers and to document some stories of some of the homeless people they met along the way. The story will be archived and inaccessible behind Knight Ridder's access walls, but I've been assured by Moran and editor Chris Mills that the video [.wmv 20MB] will remain accessible indefinitely. It's a quick five minute video.
I have no idea how often the Inky/DN send their reporters out with video cameras. This is the first article I've noticed with such media. I have no idea if it's just a matter of me not noticing other videos or simply not reading articles with corresponding videos for one reason or another. I hope they keep this up. Sooner or later, Tierney's gonna demand that the 4 remaining writers learn to write, photograph, video, perform the non-linear editing, provide finalized proofs of the stories, select color-adjusted photos, lay the type [they will have sold the presses in Conshohocken] and then hand deliver the copies of the still warm Inky and DN to the forty remaining subscribers.
Thank you Robert Moran for covering this.
If anyone has men's clothing to donate, a great place to take your donations is St. John's Hospice up at 1221 Race St. I dropped off a big bag of clothes over the weekend. It's getting cold out there, old coats you haven't worn in years or flannels or thermals would be greatly appreciated. I don't know of any programs specifically for women's clothing, but I do know that Project H.O.M.E. takes clothing for everyone.
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