Congrats to all involved in organizing and executing this impromptu money bomb effort. If current projections stand, we have surpassed the previous record held by the Ron Paul campaign. At this time, in an effort to further underscore Barack Obama's viability as a candidate, we need to get this record-shattering into the news ASAP!! On MSNBC at least, the political morning largely begins with "Morning Joe."
Between now and airtime, we need to keep sending Joe the message that this is newsworthy. Furthermore, we should reach out to every print and television outlet we can find contacts for as today's news cycle begins.
I'll be listing contacts below the fold, and probably need your help....
UPDATE: Bloomberg has picked this up, though their dollar count is outdated now. Thanks to the random monkey who brought this to my attention. ;) BTW: article that follows includes journalist's email, but I'd assume they're following as the money comes in.
http://www.bloomberg.com/...
This will be an evolving thread. If you have any contact info handy, please post in the comments with clear labels. The idea is thaa Obama Kossacks contact as many media outlets and journalists as possible until this story gets traction. For efficiency's sake, I suggest a brief form message providing links to the fundraising diary and running total at mybarackobama. If I'm missing anything else or you have a contact, please post. I'll try to add as many as possible to this diary so long as I can stay awake.
The joe is brewing....Speaking of Joe, I think it wise to begin with Mr. Morning Joe himself:
Morning Joe: His contact box is in the lower right side of the screen.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...
MSNBC News Tips:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...
National Public Radio (NPR)
http://www.npr.org/...
Rachel Maddow:
http://www.airamerica.com/...
NBC News Shows: Toward the middle of the page, you’ll find contact links for several NBC News shows. I’d start w/ The Today Show and work down in this link.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...
Jeanne Cummings @ Politico: She’s recently covered the Democratic money chase and wrote the article about Obama being poised for a 30 million dollar month. I emailed her with this info and suggested her estimate may prove to be very understated. For other politico journalists, simply click on their name to find a bio and contact form.
http://www.politico.com/...
CNN News tips:
http://www.cnn.com/...
CNN Politics I-Reports:
http://www.cnn.com/...
FOX "News" U-Report
http://www.foxnews.com/...
The New York Times news-tips@nytimes.com. Here's the directory for other departments, reporters, editors etc...
http://nytimes.com/...