Dan Gillmor speaks at Harvard University this evening. In summary:
"(…) As technology collides with journalism, democratizing the tools of
media creation and distribution, news is evolving from a lecture into a
conversation. As individuals become more engaged with the news and its
creation, they will be taking steps beyond simply being better informed
– a journey toward enhanced civic activism as well. This talk, the
first in a series of four, explains recent developments in grassroots
media and why they are so important to the notion of an informed
citizenry. (…)"
Since this is so spot-on, Dan, can we please hear it as a podcast?
Somewhat related on www.josschuurmans.com:
- Editorial codes from Wikipedia (December 21, 2005)
- Still looking for the Truth, anyone? (December 6, 2005)
- PressThink: the ideas that journalists work within (October 25, 2005)