Gallery: Inside Occupy Wall Street's (Kinda) Secret Media HQ

  • Media Room
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    From left: Spike, 26; FluxRostrum, 48; and Lorenzo Serna, 31, answer interview questions at the Occupy Wall Street video room in New York City on Nov. 9, 2011. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
  • Teradek
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    FluxRostrum holds a Teradek in the Occupy Wall Street video room. The Teradek allows a user to stream video from his or her personal camera, rather than using a webcam tethered to a laptop. Though handy, they can be finicky, he says. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
  • Guy Fawkes
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    A Guy Fawkes mask hangs on a lighting fixture in the Occupy Wall Street video room. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
  • Livestream
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    Lorenzo Serna, 31, monitors a livestream feed in the Occupy Wall Street video room on Nov. 9, 2011. Serna was reportedly arrested himself, livestreaming Tuesday's eviction of Occupy Wall Street. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
  • Glasses
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    Screens reflect in Spike's glasses in the Occupy Wall Street video room on Nov. 9, 2011. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
  • Crack
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    A device measures the growing size of a crack at the Occupy Wall Street video room at an undisclosed location in New York City on Nov. 9, 2011. FluxRostrum says it widens a little more every day. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
  • Razors
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    Razors sit on a shelf in the Occupy Wall Street video room in New York City on Nov. 9, 2011. Some protestors end up staying in the video room for days at a time. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
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    Lorenzo Serna, left, talks to FluxRostrum, right, in the Occupy Wall Street video room. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
  • Wires
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    Wires run along a wall in the Occupy Wall Street video room in New York City on Nov. 9, 2011. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
  • Protestors
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    Protestors work in the Occupy Wall Street video room in New York City on Nov. 9, 2011. *Photo: Bryan Derballa/Wired.com*
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