I’m here in Manhattan attending the Personal Democracy Forum for the first time, courtesy of Micah Sifry. Tomorrow I’m hoping to organize a session about the upcoming Remix Politics 2008 channel at the PDF unconference. Ari Melber is live-blogging the conference. Liza Sabater (blogdiva) and Alex Williams (podcasthotel) are also blogging it via Twitter. Somewhat […]
The future of video
I’m at a gathering at the University of California, Santa Barbara, today. About 40 of us — from academia, the media, the tech world, students — are talking about the future of media, Internet television, and the statewide UCTV (University of California Television) system. UCTV and the Carsey-Wolf Center for Film, Television and New Media […]
NewsTrust: Readers as editors
At the WeMedia conference, I interviewed Fabrice Florin about his fascinating NewsTrust.net project, where readers become involved in the editorial process by rating and commenting on news stories. (Motto: Your guide to good journalism.) The 13-minute interview was part of the Principles of Citizen Journalism project, and I haven’t had time to post it here […]
Justin Kan of JustinTV
Last week at OnHollywood I caught up with Justin Kan, creator of Justin.tv. Justin’s been the talk of the social media world the past couple of months, especially at the Web 2.0 Expo and at OnHollywood. He wears a webcam 24/7, and Justin.tv will be rolling out live video streaming services for subscribing shortly. Here’s […]
Bill would protect bloggers alongside journalists
Ars Technica: New bill would give bloggers same shield law protection as journalists The House of Representatives has amended the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 to include provisions to protect bloggers from being required to divulge their sources under certain situations in the same way as journalists. Instead of requiring journalists to be […]