University lockdown showcases power of citizen media
A couple of days ago, the University of British Columbia campus was under lockdown following a threat against students in the Bio Sciences building....
View ArticleCNN steps up the fight for citizen media
CNN is taking its approach to citizen journalism one step further by setting up iReport.com as a dedicated citizen media site. Like many other...
View ArticleVideo: Gannett’s Kate Marymont on working with readers
Kate Marymont, vice president of Information Center Content at Gannett, talks about her vision of reader-driven investigative journalism: (Shot on a Nokia N95)
View ArticleAmong Vancouver's top 20 web influencers
The crowd-powered site NowPublic.com, in partnership with the Vancouver Sun, has published its fourth MostPublic Index which identifies the web’s 20 most visible individuals...
View ArticleMy idea for the Knight News Challenge: Legacy2010.com
Image via Wikipedia There are just a couple of days left to get in your Knight News Challenge proposal. The deadline to apply for...
View ArticleCommunity funded reporting project Spot.us goes live
Spot.us, the community funded reporting experiment funded by the Knight Foundation, has officially launched. The idea behind the site is simple – provide a...
View ArticleUsing participatory journalism tools in the classroom
My latest post for PBS Mediashift looks at how participatory media tools such as CoveritLive can be used in the classroom. One of the...
View ArticleThe impact of crowdsourcing on journalism
I recently took part in a stimulating panel discussion on crowdsourcing organised by Fresh Media. The event held in Vancouver on October 6 brought...
View ArticleTrend for 2011: Collaborative story-telling on social media
For the January edition of UBC Reports, entitled The Next Big Thing, I was one of the UBC researchers asked to look ahead to...
View ArticleMeredith Artley on CNN’s digital strategy
The second keynote of the ISOJ was by Meredith Artley, vice president and managing editor, CNN.com She started by stressing the importance of journalism...
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