Four Questions about Civic Media
The weekend before MIT’s Center for Civic Media conference, I was at a family reunion with my wife’s family, in Bandera, Texas. And while my… Read More »Four Questions about Civic Media
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Baratunde Thurston and civic satire
Baratunde Thurston, digital editor for The Onion, offers his advice on “How to Save the World With Satire”, a talk he encourages us to tag… Read More »Baratunde Thurston and civic satire
Knight News Challenge winners at the MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference
For the next three days, MIT is hosting the 2011 MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference. The event showcases the recipients of Knight’s annual News Challenge, and… Read More »Knight News Challenge winners at the MIT-Knight Civic Media Conference
(Good) personal news
So, I got a new job. A really cool new job. As of September, I’ll be based at the MIT Media Lab as a principal… Read More »(Good) personal news
links for 2011-06-15
Participation in the Networked Public Sphere Smart piece from Henry Farrell argues that increased participation in politics via the internet is likely to be highly… Read More »links for 2011-06-15
How diverse is your social network? How diverse should it be?
Last November, cable TV network USA Network launched a campaign called Characters Unite, designed to call attention to issues surrounding racial, ethnic, religious and cultural… Read More »How diverse is your social network? How diverse should it be?