Index
- Advice for Obama
- Economic Crisis
- Immigration
- Bouncing Back
- Jobs
- Hobbies
- Day 1: Alabama
- Day 2: Alaska
- Day 3: Arizona
- Day 4: Arkansas
- Day 5: California
- Day 6: Colorado
- Day 7: Connecticut
- Day 8: Delaware
- Day 9: District of Columbia
- Day 10: Florida
- Day 11: Georgia
- Day 12: Hawaii
- Day 13: Idaho
- Day 14: Illinois
- Day 15: Indiana
- Day 16: Iowa
- Day 17: Kansas
- Day 18: Kentucky
- Day 19: Louisiana
- Day 20: Maine
- Day 21: Maryland
- Day 22: Massachusetts
- Day 23: Michigan
- Day 24: Minnesota
- Day 25: Mississippi
- Day 26: Missouri
- Day 27: Montana
- Day 28: Nevada
- Day 29: New Hampshire
- Day 30: New Jersey
- Day 31: New Mexico
- Day 32: New York
- Day 33: Nebraska
- Day 34: North Carolina
- Day 35: North Dakota
- Day 36: Ohio
- Day 37: Oklahoma
- Day 38: Oregon
- Day 39: Pennsylvania
- Day 40: Rhode Island
- Day 41: South Carolina
- Day 42: South Dakota
- Day 43: Tennessee
- Day 44: Texas
- Day 45: Utah
- Day 46: Vermont
- Day 47: Virginia
- Day 48: Washington
- Day 49: Wisconsin
- Day 50: West Virginia
- Day 51: Wyoming
Process
Selection
Producer Paul Pangman scoured the internet, in search of one state blogger from every state.
Participants
Names and occupations (as of the air date) listed under each video
Financing
Production costs were covered by Purple States LLC and the Carnegie Corporation.
Editorial Control
The producers selected the citizens and determined the content. The individual pieces appeared on CNN’s iReport, and many of them aired on CNN.com. The Washington Post broadcast Advice for Obama as op-ed video.
Credits
- Produced by Cinnamon Kennedy
- Field Production by Paul Pangman and John Kennedy
- Video editing by Cinnamon Kennedy
- videography by the 50 bloggers, using whatever camera they happened to have.
Advice for Obama
Economic Crisis
Immigration
Bouncing Back
Jobs
Hobbies
Day 1: Alabama
Jeff Barnett, mechanical engineer
Day 2: Alaska
Maia Nolan, paralegal, writer
Day 3: Arizona
JD Tuccille, writer
Day 4: Arkansas
Frank Lockwood
Day 5: California
Kris Arden, unemployed (translator)
Day 6: Colorado
Amy Gates, stay-at-home mom, writer
Day 7: Connecticut
Craig Powers, unemployed (software company executive)
Day 8: Delaware
Tom Noyes, healthcare finance
Day 9: District of Columbia
Claudia Olivas & Sergio Olivas, painter
Day 10: Florida
Jesse Kozel, actor
Day 11: Georgia
Marcio DaSilva, computer specialist for apartment management company
Day 12: Hawaii
Ryan Kawailani Ozawa, real estate data company
Day 13: Idaho
Kit Lennington, medical transcriptionist
Day 14: Illinois
Chanel Winn, adult etertainment
Day 15: Indiana
Jim Ansaldo
Day 16: Iowa
Tara VanBrederode & Jeff Angelo, attorney; community relations for telecom company
Day 17: Kansas
Carrie Evans, clerk
Day 18: Kentucky
Angela Parker, writer & marketer
Day 19: Louisiana
Judy Reagan, unemployed (restaurant owner)
Day 20: Maine
Gerald Weinand, architect
Day 21: Maryland
Geoffrey Vaughan, duplication technician
Day 22: Massachusetts
Graham Palmer & Mark Palmer, student; online marketer
Day 23: Michigan
Alexander Bouchard, unemployed (auto industry)
Day 24: Minnesota
Aaron Brown, community college instructor
Day 25: Mississippi
Scott Phillips, pastor & builder
Day 26: Missouri
Tamara Isaac, self-employed
Day 27: Montana
Lexi Sundell, artist & designer
Day 28: Nevada
Deborah Porter, event marketer
Day 29: New Hampshire
Katherine Morrison, web work
Day 30: New Jersey
Greg Kender, screenwriter
Day 31: New Mexico
Jamai Haquani, small business owner (merchandise)
Day 32: New York
Matt Wilstein, ad agency employee
Day 33: Nebraska
Christy Nelson, stay-at-home mom
Day 34: North Carolina
Maggie Hopper, unemployed (landscape designer)
Day 35: North Dakota
Eric Scondag, IT professional
Day 36: Ohio
Tebbe Farrell, musician & filmmaker
Day 37: Oklahoma
Kristyn Grewell, realtor
Day 38: Oregon
Jack Benneth
Day 39: Pennsylvania
Spencer Lewis, interactive advertiser
Day 40: Rhode Island
Ellen Croteau, unemployed (waitress)
Day 41: South Carolina
Meredith Allan, unemployed (TV news anchor)
Day 42: South Dakota
Todd Epp, attorney
Day 43: Tennessee
Simon Lynn, stagehand & carpenter
Day 44: Texas
Jason Kranzusch, unemployed (tech)
Day 45: Utah
Tony Naccarato, graphic designer
Day 46: Vermont
Lisa Carton, psychotherapist
Day 47: Virginia
Ali Wyne, think-tank researcher
Day 48: Washington
Lia Hollander, unemployed (tech)
Day 49: Wisconsin
Shawn Smith, unemployed (recent grad)
Day 50: West Virginia
Bob Burner, self-employed (web work)
Day 51: Wyoming
Jared Michaud, unemployed (writer)