So I’m on a plane as I write this with no fewer than 15 browser tabs open, the “view source” code from six different web pages, 31 text files full of JavaScript, HTML and PHP code, a (regretfully disconnected) secure FTP client, and five Photoshop documents. Just another round of pre-We Media web site preparation. […]
Rob Park is the founder of the soon-to-be-launched Local Education Networked Newswire. He’ll be with us in Miami, and today he tells us about his new venture combining education and journalism: My goal is to enhance education and journalism for a better-functioning democracy. Since most of the authority governing our schools happens at the local […]
We’re in the midst of final preparations for the We Media Miami conference next week. If you can’t be there in person this year, you can follow along with live video streaming from the main sessions (not the breakout sessions), and dive into the discussions in the conference blog or in the live chat. We’ll […]
If you need quick example of what We Media is all about, look no further than Global Voices, the citizen-media project founded at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Next week’s We Media Miami conference will feature a Thursday afternoon working group with Global Voices’ managing editor, Solana Larsen, and […]
What’s the first thing many of us do when our cough won’t go away or our child has a rash? Search online, of course. According to comScore, the traffic to health information sites increased last year, reaching 55.3 million U.S. visitors in the first quarter of 2007 alone. Doctors and others have long worried, however, […]
My wife, the kids and I recently ducked out of chaos for a few days on a sunny island off the Florida coast. While there, we planned to sink our spirits into a local wildlife refuge known for its rare “co-habitation” among migratory birds. Here, the birds are, well, feather-blind (couldn’t resist!). All species pack […]
On his resume, Travis Smith describes himself as “an experienced blend of technology, editorial and management skills in a personable package.” Not a bad thing to be at this moment in history. A former editor at Variety.com and LATimes.com, Travis is now a partner (and blogger) at Hop Studios, a web design and consulting firm […]
Last night while watching the NAACP’s Image Awards, I began thinking about the connections between my personal guilty pleasure, American Idol, and my professional passion, We Media. When the preternaturally talented Jordin Sparks took the stage for an Aretha Franklin tribute, I felt some strange sense of connection with Sparks, the way you feel about […]
Next Wednesday, Feb. 20, is the deadline for applying for New Voices. Here’s what it’s all about: J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism invites U.S. nonprofit groups and education organizations to apply for funding to launch participatory news ventures and to share best practices and lessons learned from their efforts through the J-NewVoices.org Web site. […]
As director of products & content at D.C.-based Qloud — the solution for accessing music inside social networks — Craig Smith (aka craigertiger) thinks a lot about how music and social connectivity fit together. He’s also lead guitarist for the indie rock band, Once Okay Twice so sometimes he just thinks about music. He’ll be […]