Archive for Democracy
Sorry Aint Enough No More (bp oil spill song)
Posted by: | CommentsShamarr Allen, Dee-1, Paul Sanchez, & Bennie of Hot 8
N/T @Nicolosi
10 Years Ago – World Bank/IMF demonstrations in Washington.
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Ten years ago this week, I was covering anti-globalization protesters who were demonstrating during the IMF & World Bank meeting in Washington. There were several clashes with police, and hundreds of arrests.
Daily News Pulitzer Duo
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No Pulitzer Prize has ever gone to a more courageous, deserving, hard-working or dedicated duo than Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman of the Philadelphia Daily News, who took Investigative Reporting honors yesterday for their “Tainted Justice” report.
Ushahidi: Live crisis mapping
Posted by: | CommentsWhat is Ushahidi? from Ushahidi on Vimeo.
I caught the buzz around Ushahidi at SXSW last week, and in the New York Times, but had no clue to their reach until I spent some time at their site just now. http://www.ushahidi.com/
Could this be a clue to the future of news reporting as well? I will be keeping an eye on this.
BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia: Next week at Temple University
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What is BCNI?
BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia is the national conference in a country-wide effort to reinvent the news industry.
Using the BarCamp open grid format (what’s that?), some of the greatest minds around will discuss new ideas on how to reenergize and innovate the news industry. This is NOT a journalists-only event! Invite any friends from various industries who are concerned about the future of news. Even your friend that complains about the biased media. Especially that guy. There will be representatives from news organizations all over the country.
The event is FREE and will be hosted at Annenberg Hall on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and the presentations will start at 10 a.m. After an hour break for lunch at 1 p.m., the last presentations will start at 5 p.m.
What to expect:
Doors will open at 9 a.m. and there will be hour to grab some coffee and meet your new best friends. There will be a blank presentation board and a stack of post-it notes. Write down your topic and post it in the time slot of your choice. Be sure to get there early to get the time you want.
At 10 a.m. presentations will begin in one of the four floors of Annenberg Hall. Each classroom has a projector and computer, some have more than a dozen machines. There is even a TV studio if the desire so strikes you. Presentations will continue until 1 p.m. when we will break for lunch. There are dozens of lunch trucks, pizza places and restaurants on campus at your disposal.
Presentations will resume from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. with the event closing at 6. After-party details to come.
