This morning, I gave a speech to a gathering of public media executives from around the world, Public Broadcasters International. This evening, I will open… Read More »Remembering Aaron: activism and the effective citizen
The other day, I had coffee with a friend who works for the New York Times. Early in the conversation, I admitted to him that… Read More »Members, fans and complementary revenue models for the New York Times
Tom Levenson introduces Ta-Nehesi Coates and Hendrik Hertzberg , who are in conversation tonight at MIT’s Stata Center on the topic of opinion journalism. The… Read More »Ta-Nehesi Coates and Hendrik Hertzberg at MIT on opinion journalism
MIT’s Comparative Media Studies hosts a weekly colloquium, and this week’s featured speaker is sociologist and movement theorist, Zeynep Tufekci. Zeynep describes herself as a… Read More »Zeynep Tufekci on protest movements and capacity problems
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I’m at Code for America’s 2013 summit in San Francisco today, an impressive gathering put together by an extremely impressive civic innovation organization. I’m one… Read More »Jen Pahlka and Clay Shirky at Code for America Summit