US Department of State’s International Information Programs has just launched an electronic journal on media, Media Emerging Dale Peskin and Andrew Nachison, co-director and director of The Media Center, contributed the lead story, “Emerging Media Reshape Global Society.” Take a look – it covers many of the themes we’ll see at the We Media Global […]
I wanted to share this note we just received from John Schott, chairman of cinema and media studies at Carleton College. John attended We Media 2005 at The Associated Press as a We Media Fellowship recipient: I was spurred on, in part, to offer a We Media course at Carleton College after attending your excellent […]
Here’s something that’s been puzzling me for a couple of weeks now, and maybe the morph gang can help me figure it out. A few weeks ago, I released the announcement about the We Media Fellowships, which help underfunded nonprofit, academic and independent media to participate in the We Media Global Forum in May at […]
As I write this, I’m sitting at my computer with my jaws scraping the floor. Why? Because the BBC and Reuters have decided to broadcast the We Media Global Forum across their global channels, and the potential viewer numbers I’m hearing are 200 – even 300 – million people around the world. Okay, I can’t […]
The Media Center is now accepting applications for We Media Fellowships for independent, nonprofit or academic participants from any country to attend the We Media Global Forum. The fellowships cover the full registration fee ($795) for the conference, including conference meals and materials. Stipends for travel and/or lodging may be available. To apply for a […]
Reston, VA – Some of the world’s most interesting minds will meet in London on May 3-4 for discussions and collaborations on how media can help foster trust and impact on the most pressing global issues. Online registration is now open for the We Media Global Forum at www.mediacenter.org/wemedia06/ The We Media Global Forum will […]
We’re a week or so off from our “official” announcements about what we have in store for our next major conference – the We Media Global Forum, May 3-4 in London. But lots of people have been asking us how they can register, so … here’s a link to the Forum web site, where registration […]
One of my favorite things about Media Center events is that I get to play host and make lots of introductions. So, at the We Media conference last week, I decide to sneak off for some caffeine at the Starbucks in the AP lobby (nice setup, right?). Waiting for the elevator, I see two of […]
Tristan Louis was one of our live-bloggers, but he had technical issues so his posts went here.Anyway, for the record, this is what he blogged: I’m attending the WeMedia conference today and will be live-blogging in this entry. Watch the site for constant updates as I will keep adding to this entry. It seems there […]
Thanks everyone for your patience as we worked feverishly to capture, process, tag and upload and upload … and upload nearly eight (8!!!) hours of audio from Wednesday’s We Media conference. The following sessions are now ready for downloading!