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ACME Summit 2008
By ACME - Posted on February 27th, 2008
Tagged: ACME Summit
• Activism
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• Media Education
• Media Justice
• Media Reform
• New Media
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• Television
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ACME Summit 2008
Teach ordinary citizens how to beat big media and create a more democratic 21st century media culture.
June 5th, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
Summit Registration
“It’s Our Web”
By ACME - Posted on December 4th, 2007
Tagged: ACME Video Blog
• Activism
• Advertising and Branding
• Media Education
• Media Reform
• New Media
• Web 2.0
From Free Speech TV:
'New news vs Old news' is an old story
By Bob McCannon - Posted on October 1st, 2007
Tagged: Independent Media
• Journalism
• Media Education
• Media Justice
• Media Reform
• New Media
• News Media
The crux of Tom Regan's thesis (article below) is: "The reality in today's world of online journalism is that both old and new views count, and traditional journalists ignore this at their own peril."
He defines "new" news views as youth interests such as stories about the iPhone and "old" views as NY Times stories about the Iraq war. I see it as more than youth vs aged.
How Biased Should News Be?
By Bob McCannon - Posted on September 24th, 2007
Here's a question. Should the news try to be objective? There is no doubt that Olbermann is a brilliant, articulate, analytic genius whose passion tends to agree with mine, and I love him. But, should we evolve toward a news environment that is totally composed of competing one-sided shows (like Olbermann and O'Reilly)? That seems to be the direction we are heading.
Web 2.0 Foundational Terms
By ACME - Posted on September 21st, 2007
The following list of Web 2.0 terms was compiled by Champlain College professors, Elaine Young and Rob Williams.
What is the impact of virtual worlds on civic engagement? MIT researchers will study
By Bill Densmore - Posted on September 15th, 2007
Tagged: New Media
Brad Seawell of the MIT Communications Forum writes to note that a free public forum on Thurs., Sept. 20 launches a new center studying the relationship between emerging media and civic engagement. A key area of inquiry is how virtual worlds such as SecondLife affect civic engagement in the real world.
READ MORE: http://newshare.typepad.com/nenf/2007/09/virtual-vs-real.html
VIDEO GAMES: Generational Divide? What of trade offs?
By Rob Williams - Posted on September 4th, 2007
Tagged: New Media
Happy post-Labor Day, friends.
Here's a provocative editorial focused on online gaming. As always, the question of "trade offs" intrigues me - if one spends hours a day in online worlds, what is one missing in the real world?
And does this matter?
Certainly, all of us who live, work and play in Cyberspace maintain relationships, of sorts, there. And some online games demand problem-solving skills, exhibit nuanced narratives, and so forth.
Here's the editorial:
NEW MEDIA: Blooming Blogs - Close to 100 Million and Growing...
By Rob Williams - Posted on August 30th, 2007
Tagged: New Media
A fascinating article on blogs, blogging, and the emergence of blogs as popular communications media. Enjoy.
8 Of 10 Americans Know About Blogs; Half Visit Them Regularly
by Adrienne W. Fawcett, Wednesday, Aug 29, 2007 5:00 AM ET
Read the whole article here.
According to an exclusive Marketing Daily study, eight out of 10 Americans know what "blog" means, and almost half have visited the blogosphere--some as often as daily.
