Slate writer Paul Boutin interviewed me Wednesday for a piece on Brewster Kahle and his Internet Archive: Brewster Kahle made a copy of the Internet. Now, he wants your files. Last Friday Paul attended one of Brewster’s famous Friday afternoon brown bag lunches, where we go around the table and everyone discusses what’s happening in […]
At the online journalism symposium
I finally got a chance last night and over lunch today to have a lengthy chat with Len Apcar, editor of The New York Times on the Web, whose panel followed mine this morning at the International Symposium on Online Journalism in Austin. Can’t reveal too much other than in broad strokes. Some interesting takeaways: […]
Heading to the Podcast Hotel
Just got off the phone with Alex Williams of Corante, who invited me to attend the Podcast Hotel and Videoblog Festival — which he wonderfully described as a “happenin’” — July 15-17 in Portland. I accepted, and if I can talk my wife into it, she and our soon-to-be 6-year-old will come along. It’ll be […]
Citizens media and Ourmedia
The most interesting thing about citizens media, of course, is that you never know what we’re going to produce. What’s apparent is that people want to take part in media — and to take it apart, remix it, annotate it, recirculate it. Reclaim their place in the ancient craft of storytelling. They want to turn […]
International flavoring for Ourmedia
Ourmedia is getting a bit of international exposure, first in Spanish (as well as here), and now we’re working with the producer of a popular television news show in Bosnia about hosting their program on Ourmedia. We’ve also gotten more overseas moderators for Ourmedia — but we need more women moderators! More than 6,000 people […]