Caught on tape
Through magic modern technology and the hard work of the newsroom's Herb Everett and Mike Fuchs, we've now got posted about 20 minutes or so of the Thursday night meeting of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, here. This was the segment in which the board split along partisan lines regarding an audit of the county tax department (today's story here). When I left the office earlier this evening, the file was about 70 megabytes (i.e., don't try to download it on a dial-up connection), but if you haven't ever been to a commissioners' meeting, this'll give you a sense of just how argumentative they can be.
On a related subject, reporter Allison Perkins and I are scheduled to do some video and audio taping Tuesday for a Web presentation she is planning. There'll be a spin-off article for the print edition. I'll keep you posted on our progress in producing it, but please be patient: We're both learning as we go.
