Kenya: Citizen Media in a time of crisis
Another day, another book chapter. No, not the book I’m hoping to write over the next n months – a book on citizen media in… Read More »Kenya: Citizen Media in a time of crisis
Chartock Radio, and the challenge of public broadcasting
Can you name the director of your local public radio station? This isn’t one of those tests where you’re supposed to feel guilty if you… Read More »Chartock Radio, and the challenge of public broadcasting
Simple examples of cool ideas – last post from MIT conference
Part of the fun of having an academic life based in Cambridge, MA, is that you’ve gotten to see a great deal of the most… Read More »Simple examples of cool ideas – last post from MIT conference
Cellphones, civic media and conversations with winged carnivores
It’s the third day of MIT’s Future of Civic Media Conference, and I’m still finding that I can’t get the phrase “civic media” to come… Read More »Cellphones, civic media and conversations with winged carnivores
Activism, art and future civic media
Chris Csikszentmihalyi is an artist and provocateur as well as a programmer, inventor and professor. The projects he’s most excited about within MIT’s Center for… Read More »Activism, art and future civic media
New Media, New Voices
This morning’s session at the MIT conference on the Future of Civic Media focuses on new voices and new media. I’m giving the closing talk… Read More »New Media, New Voices