The Future Journalist

This is a twitcam recording from Mashable’s NextUp NYC. The event attempted to look at the changing media landscape and the evolving role of journalists in it. The speakers are Sree Sreenivasan and  Vadim Lavrusik.

Minnesota Politics & Social Media

Blois Olson introduces the social media & politics panel

[/caption] I can credit the start of my career in online strategy in large part to my fascination with online political communication. In 1994, I read about the first online gubernatorial debate held by E-Democracy (of which I am now a board member); but [...]

2009: Year In Review Via Google Wave

Found at YouTube from rockyourwhirled via TechCrunch via AdAge via Holy Kaw!

The Wire – WCCO TV’s Innovative Collaborative Journalism Project

I haven’t been shy about my admiration for the work that John Daenzer, WCCO TV’s Director of New Media, is doing over at the station. He is, I think, one of the unsung stars in Minnesota’s digital universe. (I should note here that my company, Tunheim Partners, has done work for WCCO TV in the [...]

Social Networking Phenomenon

I mentioned at the end of September that I would be participating in a town hall forum on social media for KMSQ TV, the PBS affiliate in Austin, Minnesota. I promised I’d post video of the forum discussion when it became available. It’s become available. I had a great time and was fortunate to participate with [...]

Live HD Video Streaming Technology

Livestream’s new Livepack bundle has the feel of the first commercial cell phones, bulky, blocky, unwieldly. Still, you can see where it’s going and it continues the trend toward democratizing media and journalism. The technology pack enables wireless HD-quality streaming. Found at YouTube from livestreamcom via NewTeeVee.

Traditional Media’s Future

Newspaper, magazine and broadcast media continue to lose audience and revenues to new forms of content that sprout up daily in digital forms. With a 45-year career in the media industry, Grimes will highlight important industry trends, examine changing business models, and talk about social, environmental and economic impacts of the changing media landscape. Found [...]

35W Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Anniversary – Citizen Journalism In Action

Today is the two-year anniversary of the 35W bridge collapse and, accompanying the tragedy, was a seminal moment in Minnesota’s burgeoning citizen journalism community. WCCO TV’s Jason DeRusha blogs about his experience reporting the collapse today. I thought I’d share links to my thoughts about citizen media’s roll in the coverage at the time: Minneapolis Bridge Collapse [...]

Revenge Of The Customer: United Airlines Breaks Guitars

Dave Carroll is a musician spurned…by United Airlines…who broke his guitar. His $3500 Taylor guitar. And they refused to take responsibility for it.  Read Carroll’s story at his Web site. After being given endless run-arounds and finally being told he would not be compensated for the damage United’s employees inflicted upon his instrument, he did what [...]

The One Big Thing: The Revolution Will Be Crowdsourced

The One Big Thing you need to know about this week is the role citizen media and the social Web played in reporting the popular revolt over the Iranian election results. I won’t give you a play-by-play but I will offer a few thoughts: Information Wants To Be Free The first and most obvious thing was that the [...]

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