We Media 2010 Fellows
Amazing class of We Media Miami '10 Fellows includes: Donna Choi, Phil Daquila, Martha Diaz, Roshani Kithari, Suzanne McBride, Michael Stoll, Josh Wilson, Samantha Beinhacker, Heidi Boisvert and Ely Bonder.
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Honor among thieves: An invitation to Arianna
Dear Arianna, About 2000 years ago the philosopher Seneca said that “the best ideas are common property,” which is an...
Read MoreAsk The Audience!
The Senate Commerce Committee announced announced the lineup for their hearing about the future of journalism. The list of...
Read MoreMy Business Book Challenge
Over on my Fast Company Experts blog, I have issued a challenge. Here is what I wrote: I have come to the conclusion that...
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MediaStorm: Story, art, passion, purpose
A few months back we asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they have...
Read MoreHey newsies, make way for the websies
UPDATE: Clarifications have been made to this post in the comments section Three recent J school grads bemoan that they work...
Read MoreOur (We) Media Dissonance
The sky is falling! Newspapers aren’t going to survive. They’re declaring bankruptcy en masse. The Seattle Post...
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The Future of News? Yes.
The platitudes replay and recycle like a broken record: news is a conversation, it's networked, it's all about the crowd, we've got to preserve the values, the traditions, the jobs, and above all we need to discover and exploit the fucking hell out of whatever "the" business model turns out to be.
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Podcast: A Conversation with Michael Smolens, dotSUB
We’ve recorded another podcast! WeMedia is producing a regular podcast that features in-depth interviews with prominent...
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Podcast: A conversation with Erik Hersman from Ushahidi
WeMedia is podcasting! Beginning today, WeMedia will produce a regular podcast that features in-depth interviews with...
Read MoreGlobalPost
There is a new player in the online news space. Welcome www.globalpost.com. Their mission: “GlobalPost intends to...
Read MoreWhat Can Blogs Do For You?
It's rare that a blog post is so personal, or powerful, or relevant, or honest, or dignified... whatever that special quality is... that it re-defines the whole medium for me. But it happens.
Read MoreCan Black Media Become Community Leaders?
Barack Obama is a huge news story. His campaign generated unprecedented levels of media attention. Every move during his...
Read MoreBlurring The Lines
On Monday, Time Magazine Washington Bureau Chief, Jay Carney, announced he was leaving his post to take the job of...
Read MoreTowards a ‘Findable’ Government
During a recent presentation at the New America Foundation, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said “The vast majority...
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