The convention is almost here.

For four days, this is where most of this nation’s news is going to be.

And if you read this blog, you know that the mainstream media isn’t going to be covering the real news. They’ll be in the XCel center, or hitting the odd reception, or trotting around to where one protest group or another has told them to be in their press releases, filming pretty much what they’re expected to film.

We don’t expect them to film the real news; everything from “fops blocking freeway ramps” to “Code Pinkos leaving lousy tips”.

Some of us are working to fix all that.

One of True North‘s stated missions, when it started almost a year ago, was to provide real coverage of what happens at and around the convention.

True North is going to be soliciting your input during the convention. If you’re going about your business – not just at the convention, but anywhere around the metro – and see something – we’ll be setting up a “Tipline” for stories, pictures and video.

So if you see…:

• “Street theater” breaking out
• “Code Pink” wackjobs screaming their heads off at recalcitrant waiters…
• “Demonstrators” shrieking their nonsense
• People blocking freeway ramps
• …and, especially, anything illegal, stupid, or (let’s face it) embarassing…

…or pretty much anything else – take a picture. Shoot some cell phone video. And then contact us. We’d love to post what you have (with credit, if you want it).
And if you’re a convention volunteer – well, we’ll be asking you more of the same!

More details in the coming week.

Stay tuned.