Five questions for Imagination Gap author Brian Reich, who says our big innovations are mostly pretty trivial.
It was clear this year that the role of professional journalists was simply to be there: to stay in the game. It’s time for a new script, no? So let’s write it.
If you seek meaning from the events in Egypt, then you know Mona Eltahawy. “An Egyptian from the inside and outside,” she is the voice of a people, an interpreter for Western media. Meet her at We Media NYC.
Suppression of free speech in democratically challenged countries like China, Sudan and Belarus is an old and resilient story. It’s also fresh again – in the U.S. and Europe. Happy new year!
We’ve recorded another podcast! 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. Today marks our third installment. Our goal is to help the WeMedia community understand the roots of the changes taking place in our […]
The hacking of a Yahoo account used by Sarah Palin for both personal and government email is a loathsome act that damages the integrity of discovery on the Internet. Having said that, I read every word and downloaded every screenshot before Gov. Palin’s handlers deactivated the account. I guess that makes me either a voyeur, […]
Or, if we want to get highbrow about it: Widgetized political discourse Amid the sea of online opinion, polls and analysis, maybe less is more. That could be a selling point for a pair of new political widgets launched by Civis Online. Andrew NachisonAndrew Nachison is founder of We Media. He lives in Reston, Virginia. […]
Four years ago, a handful of of bloggers received credentials to cover the Democratic National Convention. The controversial credentials, opposed by MSM, were mocked as gimmicks. Silly, we opined back then, because nearly everyone attending the 2008 conventions would be a blogger. Our forecast is at hand. This will be the most blogged, v-logged, streamed, […]
Trying to close a huge gap in the blogosphere, John McCain’s campaign is offering reward points to webbies who place favorable comments on blogs and websites. The points can be traded for prizes such as books autographed by McCain, a preferred seat at campaign events or a ride on the campign bus. The comments are […]