In a networked culture, innovation and creativity emerge everywhere. This workshop will illustrate how small networked teams of part-time employees and volunteers collaborate to produce Global Voices Online, a human-powered aggregator of ideas emerging from every corner of the planet. Session leaders: Solana Larsen and Georgia Popplewell, Co-Managing Editors, Global Voices Chad CapellmanChad Capellman is […]
If you can’t google it, does it exist? Search functions unlock the Internet’s potential, but how can we make it easier for everyone to find relevant information and act on it? Innovative thinking about metadata, permissions and trust could provide the necessary breakthroughs. Session Chair: Jim Kennedy, VP Strategy, The Associated Press Fabrice Florin, Executive […]
With the traditional media losing its monopoly on information, opinion and storytelling, all sectors of society now have the power through media and communications to make themselves heard. How can we use this new power to make the world a better place? Session Chair: Andrew Nachison, Co-Founder, iFOCOS J. Sebastian Traeger, CEO, Razoo Jim Brady, […]
Andrew Nachison and Dale Peskin, Co-Founders, iFOCOS Blogged by Barbara Iverson: post one, two, three, and four. Chad CapellmanChad Capellman is the web producer for wemedia.com. He has served in this capacity for every We Media conference even while working for other employers that included Boston.com, Eons.com and O’Reilly Media. He has applied many of […]
Sponsored by Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive New media is defined by online interactivity; no blog posting or article is complete with a comments section, for example. How do such virtual conversations influence, inform and reflect real-life public conversations? How can online community organizers keep participants on track and maintain order without stifling the conversation? Chair: Hal Straus, […]
Traditional (legacy) news organizations have no choice but to continue to change in order to respond to the growth of aggregators and other WeMedia players. Learn how leaders in the field are tackling editorial, business and management challenges in the culture of empowered content creatives. Session Chair: Carin Dessauer, Senior Fellow, iFOCOS Neil Budde, former […]
Indigenous communities around the world have long had their stories told for them by anthropologists, journalists and documentary-film makers. Today, more and more of these communities are online, telling their own stories. Introduced by: Sanjeev Chaterjee, Director, Knight Center for International Media Session Chair: David Sasaki, Rising Voices Cristina Quisbert, Producer and Eduardo ?Åvila, Director, […]
Sponsored by NewsGator Advertisers and media companies are undergoing a dramatic transformation that impacts how they target and reach consumers and business users alike. Widgets and syndication services are enabling a new generation of capabilities that puts the consumer in the center and allows them to surround themselves with content from their favorite sources and […]
The hierarchy between journalist and audience has broken down. While some fear the change, others see the enormous potential in bringing the work of professional and amateur journalists together. How are eyewitnesses, often using social networks, creating new story-telling models? What is the best way to leverage the experience of professional journalists in this new […]
As commercial journalism evolves, the influence and impact of nonprofit media is expanding. Non-profits are developing new journalistic models; advocacy groups who once relied on journalists are now making the news themselves. How do these changes effect the delivery, dissemination, and our understanding of news? What are the potential risks and benefits? Session chair: John […]