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Steve Safran – Lost Remote
Posted on 08. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Your work in networked/citizen/collaborative journalism. I’ve been writing about the topic since 2000 and have been evangelizing its message since before we even knew what to call it. (Do we know what to call it yet?) At Lost Remote, Cory Bergman and I have been “blogging since before blogging was called ‘blogging’” about networked journalism […]
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Donica Mensing – Reynolds School of Journalism
Posted on 08. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Main goal I think journalism has tremendous potential to help communities improve their capacity to act democratically, but many current practices simply reinforce an expert-driven, elite dominated political system. How can we use Web 2.0 technologies and a public-oriented journalism to empower people to strengthen and improve their communities, rather than remain stuck in interest-group […]
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Amanda Michael – OffTheBus.Net
Posted on 08. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Your work in networked/citizen/collaborative journalism. I currently work as the Project Director for OffTheBus, a new media collaboration between the Huffington Post and NewAssignment.Net. Previously I worked on Assignment Zero, and before that on political campaigns (Dean and Kerry) as well as at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. To the project I bring […]
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Pre-conference writeups, Keep Them Coming
Posted on 08. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
It’s never too late to send me your writeup. Here are six more I just recieved. Scott Clark and Dwight Silverman – Houston Chronicle Chris Tolles – Topix Mike Orren – Pegasus News Steve Safran – Lost Remote John Oppedahl Rob Neppell – N.Z. Bear Donica Mensing – Reynolds School of Journalism Amanda Michael […]
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Browse all the Writeups, Get to Know Fellow Participants
Posted on 05. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
The Networked Journalism Summit is only a few days away. In preparation for the event we asked you to answer some questions. Fifty-two, almost a third, of you have answered. I’m sure more will come in the next few days too. This is a chance for you to get to know who else is coming, […]
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Dave Winer – Scripting News
Posted on 04. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Your work in networked/citizen/collaborative journalism. I started blogging, RSS and podcasting, and have worked with various organizations to level the playing field so that anyone can participate in gathering news. What are your goals? Better information flow so we can have richer lives and solve the big problems before us. Notable achievements? I’ve created several […]
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Dorian Benkoil – Digital Media Consultant/Columnist/Teeming Media
Posted on 04. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
your work in networked/citizen/collaborative journalism. Oversaw blog network, and affiliated discussion boards. Consult to clients on social media, and have written about it, and produced it. What are your goals? To learn a lot — the mindset of others, the state of play in the space and especially — where I may be able to […]
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Jim Colgan – WNYC Radio
Posted on 01. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Introduction and Narrative: This August WNYC Radio’s “Brian Lehrer Show” in New York experimented in their first crowdsourced investigation. The popular public affairs show asked more of their listeners than the pithy comments, but hard data on how many SUV’s were parked on their New York City block. “It was very organic and a logical […]
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Michael Rosenblum – Democratizing Video via Rosenblum Associates
Posted on 01. Oct, 2007 by David Cohn.
Introduction and Narrative: In 1988 Rosenblum left his job as a producer for CBS. He was unhappy, “young and idealistic. I quite this very good job and took the video camerae to see if I could do it myself,” says Rosenblum. Using a small camera and laptop, he went on to become one of the […]
