By now, most of us have seen the video of Porter Berry's ambush interview gone wrong with Bill Moyers. It was diaried here and how I first heard of it. And it's just fun to watch over and over and over again. Bill Moyers rocked, but I really wanted to find out who the guy was at the end who gave Porter Barry a taste of his own medicine.
I saw some references to American News Project, and looking at the "About Us" page it sure looked like the guy was Davin Hutchins. Finally I found one source that said indeed it was him.
His bio:
Davin Hutchins has 13 years of experience in television journalism. He has worked with CNN, CNN International, Headline News, Reuters, BBC World, IRIN News, Witness.org, Internews and TechTV. His assignments have taken him to Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan, Oman, Kenya, Tanzania, South Africa, Iceland, France, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands as well as locations throughout the United States. Hutchins directed The Art Of Flight, his debut feature documentary, which was featured at AFI Fest, International Documentary Festival Amsterdam and Bangkok International Film Festival. Hutchins holds an M.A. in Middle East studies from the American University in Cairo and two B.A.s in journalism and history from California State University: Fresno. He reads and writes classical and colloquial (Egyptian) Arabic. In addition to his work at the American News Project, where he spearheaded the site's core functionality, Hutchins also founded and designed NomadsLand in Washington, D.C., an international community devoted to social-issue documentaries.
So based on that -- admittedly little bit of evidence (and please correct me if I am wrong), I just donated money to the Future of Democracy Fund on their website.
Thank you Davin Hutchins. I think your best question to Porter Barry was, "Do you think what you just did was journalism?"