In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, YouTube presents Project: Report, a journalism contest (made possible by Sony VAIO & Intel) intended for non-professional, aspiring journalists to tell stories not covered by traditional media outlets that might not otherwise be told. In each of the two rounds of Project: Report, reporters will be given an assignment to complete. Pulitzer will select ten (10) Semi-Finalits after Round 1. These Semi-Finalists will receive technology prizes from Sony VAIO & Intel. From there, the ten (10) Semi-Finalists will compete for five (5) grand prize packages which include a $10,000 journalism fellowship from the Pulitzer Center to report on story outside their home country. Check out all the details of Project: Report at http://www.youtube.com/projectreport +++ ASSIGNMENT for Round 1: * Document a single day in the life of a compelling person that you think the world should know about and showcase how that person is making a positive impact in her/her community. * Must be 3 minutes or less and submitted in English, or with English subtitles. * Submission Deadline for Round 1 is 11:59 PM on Sunday February 28.
SKYNEWS has premiered the Haiti benefit song and video above. The performers include Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, Susan Boyle, Rod Stewart, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, and Leoni Lewis. R.E.M. has relinquished all royalty rights for the song, so they won’t be taking a penny.
Two red-tailed hawks have chosen to build a nest on a window ledge at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. A webcam is now trained on the nest, feeding a live view, waiting to see what may happen next.
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.
On our way back home – traveling from Cooperstown, NY, to Philly – we hopped the Central Scranton Expressway to grab a bite and take a quick peek at Scranton, PA, home of television’s “The Office.”
A quick spin revealed Farley’s and a few other references from the show. We dined at the food court in the Mall at Steamtown and dropped in at Steamtown National Historic Site.