I had hoped to attend the World Technology Summit & Awards taking place Wednesday and Thursday in Manhattan, but between last week’s trip to the UK and next week’s trip to Los Angeles, I couldn’t manage another long trip right now. Still, I’m honored to be among the nominees for the 2009 World Technology Award […]
Media
NBC News’ Ann Curry on Twitter
NBC News' Ann Curry on Twitter from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Ann Curry, news anchor of NBC’s “Today” show, spoke animatedly at the 140 Character Conference in New York last Monday about the importance of news and journalism as a public service rather than a business and the growing impact of social media services like […]
Webinar on social networks and the news
I‘m flying to the venerable Poynter Institute — journalism’s high church — to give an online Webinar titled, Social Networks: Engaging Users With News, part of a 10-week class for newspaper editors being put on by the Knight Digital Media Center. Although the newspaper folks get the Webinar as part of their curriculum, it’s also […]
Connecting with your community through Twitter
Using Twitter to engage the community from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Should news organizations be wary of social media? Or embrace it? I’ve been arguing the latter for years, and now there are beginning to be lots of examples of journalists using Twitter and other social media tools in smart ways to engage their local […]
NPR’s experiments with social media
NPR’s experiments with social media from JD Lasica on Vimeo. Andy Carvin, social media strategist for NPR.org, has spent the past several years experimenting with innovative approaches to the news. As the head of National Public Radio’s social media desk, he’s been given a sandbox to foster high-quality journalism using social tools in an age […]