Tim Pool

Timothy Pool (born March 9, 1986) is an American journalist from Chicago, Illinois. In 2011, his 21-hour marathon reporting during the Occupy Wall Street protests earned him fame when he primarily reported using mobile technology for social media and live broadcasting. 2Personal life Pool grew up in Chicago's southside to a lower-middle-class family. He left school at age 14 and educated himself with books obtained through correspondence. 2Career Pool's coverage has been carried and syndicated by multiple mainstream outlets such as NBC, Reuters, Al Jazeera, RT, and Time magazine. He has covered by Fast Company, and Wired. In 2013, Pool joined Vice Media producing and hosting content as well as developing new methods of reporting In 2014, he joined Fusion TV as Director of Media innovation and Senior Correspondent. Pool is the co-founder of Tagg.ly, an application (app) designed for watermarking mobile photo and video in order to allow copyrights to be withheld by users. 3Reporting style Pool employs a live-chat stream in his reporting, engaging viewers as participants. This allows the viewing public to ask questions, which he can respond to liv