CNN is going to have a 45-foot Election Express bus for the 2008 elections. It sounds awesome.
The Washington Times describes it as a, “studio-meets-newsroom-meets-tour-bus.” This bus, filled with reporters, will be traveling all over the country to cover election stories along the campaign trail.
The bus is wired and wireless. David Bohrman, CNN's Washington bureau chief, believes that they could turn the bus into a studio in little time and that it’s as good as any of their other news bureaus.
Guesses of how much the bus costs are all over $1 million. The bus has portable plasma TV screens, black leather couches, and even a shower. Sweet!
The bus driver says he plans to cover over a million miles this election.
This bus sounds great. Road trip! I like buses and long drives. I wonder what albums they’ll be playing on the road…
From 9/16/07
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seriously?! and this is necessary....why?
ok ok, yeah, every news station needs something portable. i've seen ithaca's...its small, but it gets the job done. and i bet it's not worth $1 million.
but as long as its not the taxpayers money paying for it, i guess i shouldn't complain. just hope that i get the uneccesary luxury of an election bus in 10 years.
Election Express bus! that's a great idea! Anything that's mobile is a good thing. Bringing news to the people...literally, is going to increase numbers. I do agree with Holly, $1 million to spend on the bus alone is a little ridiculous.
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