Tag Archives: Media
On online trust, reputation, satire and misquotation on Twitter and beyond
The issue of online trust deeply resonates with me. People can and do lose jobs or opportunities because of social media. I do not find intentional misquotes of someone, particularly any journalist or government official, funny. It’s happened a couple … Continue reading
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On Wikileaks, government 2.0, open government and new media hurricanes
The war logs from Afghanistan may well be the biggest intelligence leak ever. Wikileaks represents a watershed in the difficult challenge of of information control that the Internet represents for every government. Aeschylus wrote nearly 2500 years ago that “in war, … Continue reading
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On @OKGo, viral video and going independent: What is Band 2.0?
Mental Health Break: the wonderfully creative video for “This Too Shall Pass,” from the OK Go album, “Of the Blue Colour of the Sky.” According to the shownotes on YouTube, the video was directed by James Frost, OK Go and Syyn … Continue reading
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When “we are the media,” how does it change us or society?
The changes that smartphones with camera and an Internet connection are wreaking in society have been both thoughtfully reported upon, relentlessly evangelized and ruthlessly derided, depending upon the angle or intent of the commentator. The past days will occupy a … Continue reading
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At the NPR and PBS unconference, 2009 is the year of “We, the media”
“TV, radio and pro journalism still matter in this new ecosystem”-John Boland, PBS. This past weekend, I attended Public Media Camp, an unconference at American University in Washington, D.C. I came away from the two days of sessions, talks, informal … Continue reading
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MSM using social media tools at the National Press Club
I went to the Washington, D.C. Social Media Club‘s fall kickoff meeting tonight, which featured a terrific panel on Mainstream Media Using Social Media Tools. The moderator, Jeff Mascott of Adfero, facilitated an excellent discussion with three journalists from traditional … Continue reading
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