We continue our countdown to WeMedia with an introduction to the GameChangers, from contributor Dorian Benkoil. We Media Game Changers Ignite The Spark of Motivation (See a list of the award winners.) The We Media Game Changers inspire us to give our most precious resources: time, energy, money and ideas. They compel us to be […]
Another podcast! Whoa! two in one day… WeMedia is producing a regular podcast that features in-depth interviews with prominent media, technology, and social change figures, as well as distinguished experts on current affairs and news. This is the fourth episode. Our goal is to help the WeMedia community understand the roots of the changes taking […]
For most of us, today marks the first full work day of the New Year. At very least, its the first day back blogging after a holiday hiatus. So, it seemed appropriate to share one of my media-related resolutions to get things rolling again. My first resolution is simple: to read more. I consume a […]
In the conversation about the future of media, so much of the focus naturally falls to technology and the role it will play in distributing information to the masses. Most attention is paid to the creation of media and how we can monetize it. In doing that, however, we often overlook the institutions that are […]
Does how much the media spends covering the candidates imply there was a bias in their coverage? Even now, more than a month after Election Day, people are still debating whether the media was biased in favor of Barack Obama. The latest ‘evidence’ was the amount of money the media spent to cover the Obama […]
We asked Timothy Karr, the Campaign Director for Free Press, to offer some thoughts on broadband policy and President-Elect Obama’s pledge to make the Internet available to all. His guest post is below: In a Saturday morning YouTube address, President-elect Barack Obama gave the nation a first glimpse at his administration’s stimulus plan – and […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay written by David Dunkley Gyimah at www.viewmagazine.tv. We tell stories. Everything we do is about stories. From the young child skipping home from school, the mother navigating a […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards Finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay was written by Sara Bordo, Senior Vice President, Marketing of SocialVibe. SocialVibe believes that empowering people to leverage their influence online can create positive impact for themselves, their […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. This essay written by Zach Brand,Chief of Technical Strategy & Operations of NPR, Digital Media. NPR’s API, what is it? It is the simple, yet radical idea that world class […]
NOTE: We asked each of our 2009 Game Changers Awards finalists to write about their projects, what they’ve learned along the way and what’s next. Submitted by Kim Walker and Erin Pineda of OneVoice. OneVoice Movement OneVoice (OV) is an international mainstream grassroots movement working to amplify the voice of the overwhelming majority of moderates […]