in Grant Park, Chicago
Toorsten Stiig Jansen, Danish diplomat living in the United States, has shed tears of joy tonight, watching Obama’s speech. He kept on asking: “Isn’t it wonderful?” He said he knew he should not be crying, due to his position, but happiness overwhelmed him. He had lost his faith in this country he confessed. Now he starts to have hope again.
By Charlotte Pudlowski, from Chicago
It sometimes happens that journalists are not watching the event, but embody it and are watched by people. It was the case this morning at Grant Park, Chicago.
Grant Park is where Barack Obama will pronounce his speech on Tuesday evening – either a victory or a concession one. Thousands of foreign reporters gather to attend the event.
To get access to the media zone, the price goes from $715 for a blind radio position (table space and chair behind the riser, power, two credentials and a radio line) to $1870 if you are a rich outlet (that includes a main riser position services, two unlimited long distance/local phone lines and one wired high speed internet connection). If you can’t afford this, you can still go to the free general media area: “outdoors, unassigned and may have obstructed views”
Outside the golden area, joggers and passerbys look at crews’ arrival, from as far as Africa and Italy. They will set up in order to be ready for the expected historical moment. But no pictures from the inside, until 4AM tomorrow.
Except a few: here
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