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Frenzy - The Dropbox powered social network
Private social networks via Dropbox (SSL). Think what this does for journalists/activists in sensitive areas.
journalism  socialnetwork  app  citizenjournalism 
march 2011 by gordonbrander
IfItWereMyHome.com
Originally created to give a new context to the gulf oil spill, now compares stats like lifespan, avg income from an area to where you live. Wow!
journalism  citizenjournalism  data  culture 
january 2011 by gordonbrander
To Enable (Comments) or Not to Enable
"Conversational journalism is highly proactive — engaging ordinary citizens on stories before or during the reporting process, for instance, not after a story has run."
journalism  citizenjournalism  communication  community 
june 2010 by gordonbrander
Conversational Journalism
We don't broadcast in a vacuum, and the last pockets of low pressure have equalized.
journalism  citizenjournalism  communication  philosophy 
june 2010 by gordonbrander
Transom.org
Resources for learning to create your own public radio stories.
storytelling  audio  learn  citizenjournalism  journalism 
june 2010 by gordonbrander
InvisiblePeople.tv
Previously-homeless producer publishes movie interviews on this video
blog.
blog  journalism  citizenjournalism  film  from iphone
march 2010 by gordonbrander
FrontlineSMS Wiki
mobile  journalism  citizenjournalism  opensource  creativecommons  learn 
february 2010 by gordonbrander
FrontlineSMS on SourceForge
code  mobile  opensource  reliefanddevelopment  communication  citizenjournalism  journalism  appropriatetechnology 
february 2010 by gordonbrander
FrontlineSMS: A free, large scale text messaging solution for NGOs and non-profit organizations
Open-source one-to-many, two-way SMS platform that connects a laptop and phone, turning the pair into a mobile communication center. "FrontlinesSMS allows you to text message with large groups of people anywhere there is a mobile signal." No internet connection required.
mobile  opensource  reliefanddevelopment  communication  journalism  citizenjournalism  appropriatetechnology 
february 2010 by gordonbrander
NYU Local
Creative Commons, indi media related to NYU life. Project by Cody Brown.
hyperlocal  publishing  creativecommons  journalism  citizenjournalism  blog  news  organization 
november 2009 by gordonbrander
The public can't discuss it if they don't know it exists
In response to Cody Brown's recent essay.
journalism  reporting  citizenjournalism  from iphone
october 2009 by gordonbrander
A Public Can Talk To Itself: Why The Future of News is Actually Pretty Clear
journalism  newmedia  citizenjournalism  from iphone
october 2009 by gordonbrander
Clay Shirky at the Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy
Gold, every bit of it. Full transcript. Covers ethics, business models and emerging patterns that are working.
journalism  business  audio  citizenjournalism  newmedia  news  organization 
september 2009 by gordonbrander
Clay Shirky: How social media can make history
TED talk. "Technology starts changing things when it reaches the point that it's taken for granted"
journalism  citizenjournalism  film 
september 2009 by gordonbrander
Video Volunteers
"What if the poorest one billion people in the world had their own media industry?" Putting media tools in the hands of marginalized people groups. @BaghdadBrian will be working with them at some point.
socialjustice  journalism  citizenjournalism  poverty 
august 2009 by gordonbrander
spot-us GitHub
The source code for spot.us, citizen-funded reporting. Other possibilities: community-funded relief and development projects, community-funded church projects, community-funded charities, community-funded city development, community-funded ____. Puts public service in the hands of the public and keeps it accountable.
journalism  citizenjournalism  opensource  community  communication  rubyonrails  ruby  git  reliefanddevelopment  nonprofit  organization  app  versioncontrol 
march 2009 by gordonbrander
MONKEY TEMPLE on Vimeo
Nicely edited video of Swyambu, Nepal
nepal  travel  media  citizenjournalism  film 
january 2009 by gordonbrander
Tools for News
@eyeseast's journalism toolkit. Handy links. Related blog post: http://www.chrisamico.com/2008/12/30/new-tools-for-new-news/
journalism  blog  multimedia  newmedia  reporting  audio  tool  map  citizenjournalism  news  organization  film 
january 2009 by gordonbrander
Spot.us
Community funded journalism: pitch a story and others may pitch in to get it reported.
journalism  web  socialnetwork  citizenjournalism  crowdsourcing  reporting  blog  freelance  community  media  newmedia  news 
december 2008 by gordonbrander
Ushahidi: Crowdsourcing Crisis Information
Mobile phone citizen journalism platform started by @whiteafrican
journalism  citizenjournalism  crowdsourcing  reporting  mobile  africa 
november 2008 by gordonbrander
Global Voices
A blog magazine written by journalists and citizen journalists worldwide.
blog  citizenjournalism  journalism  newmedia 
april 2008 by gordonbrander
MobileActive.org
A resource for activists using mobile technology worldwide.
citizenjournalism  nonprofit  socialjustice  socialnetwork  mobile  communication  organization 
march 2008 by gordonbrander
Photojojo: The ten (legal) commandments of photography.
Where and what you're allowed to photograph in the US-of-A.
law  media  photo  citizenjournalism  learn 
march 2008 by gordonbrander
Beat blogging: Wordpress as a social network
Wordpress is moving from it's humble blogging roots toward out-of-the-box open social networking. Will newsrooms be ready?
journalism  citizenjournalism  newmedia 
march 2008 by gordonbrander
Fimoculous.com - A Data Point on Every Block
Excellent interview with Adrian Hovalty about the creation and direction of Everyblock.
hyperlocal  news  geotag  microformat  opensource  journalism  citizenjournalism  framework  django  newmedia 
february 2008 by gordonbrander
Citizen Media Law Project Legal Guide
citizenjournalism  law  learn 
january 2008 by gordonbrander
EveryBlock: A news feed for your block.
Local. Huge.
citizenjournalism  mashup  hyperlocal  journalism  web 
january 2008 by gordonbrander
Online Tips for Journalism Students
By Mindy McAdams. A list of resources.
journalism  citizenjournalism  business  resource 
january 2008 by gordonbrander
An Introductory Guide to Global Citizen Media
Focusing on the impact of Citizen media in the west and, especially, elsewhere.
citizenjournalism  newmedia 
january 2008 by gordonbrander
Taking Free Speech for Granted in the Middle East
New Media Jim
journalism  citizenjournalism 
january 2008 by gordonbrander
Luck of Seven
Video podcast. "an open-source journey around the world documenting free culture, social innovators & global change."
audio  podcast  citizenjournalism  travel  opensource  film 
january 2008 by gordonbrander
Beat Blogging: A Posse to Improve Interviews: Tools for Microblogging
Another on pulling together a "reporter's posse" with Twitter or similar.
newmedia  citizenjournalism  journalism  socialnetwork 
december 2007 by gordonbrander
MediaShift Idea Lab: Twitter Posses for Reporters
Yeah, this is part of the potential of the mobile web.
mobile  twitter  citizenjournalism  newmedia  journalism  socialnetwork 
december 2007 by gordonbrander
Global Neighborhood
A blog to watch. New media, social networking.
socialnetwork  newmedia  citizenjournalism  blog 
december 2007 by gordonbrander
Podcorps
A citizen journalism network of Podcasting stringers. Sweet.
newmedia  citizenjournalism  audio  podcast  nonprofit  socialnetwork  organization 
december 2007 by gordonbrander
Samson CO1U USB Condenser Mic
Podcasting mic used by Boag and the Rissington Podcast.
audio  podcast  gear  citizenjournalism 
december 2007 by gordonbrander
MediaShift Idea Lab: Why the Slow Uptake on the Mobile Web?
mobile  development  citizenjournalism 
december 2007 by gordonbrander
Beyond Bullets: The Human Side of the News - OhmyNews International
A touching and revealing interview with someone who has seen the depth of human suffering firsthand.
citizenjournalism  journalism  interview 
november 2007 by gordonbrander
The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World
A great looking citizen media project. Real frontlines voices.
citizenjournalism  journalism 
november 2007 by gordonbrander
Alive in Baghdad
Alive in Baghdad is a podcast, the work of a team of Americans and Iraqi correspondents on the ground. They produce weekly videos on daily life in Iraq, showing the conflict through the voices of Iraqis.
newmedia  audio  podcast  journalism  citizenjournalism 
november 2007 by gordonbrander
Amanda Congon, Katie Couric and The Diminishing Value of Celebrity in Media
newmedia  journalism  citizenjournalism  socialnetwork  media 
september 2007 by gordonbrander
Make Internet TV
A simple step-by-step intro to publishing video on the web.
citizenjournalism  podcast  learn  film 
september 2007 by gordonbrander
Tips for Writing Photo Captions
journalism  citizenjournalism  reporting  photo  writing  learn 
may 2007 by gordonbrander
Welcome to Sarkoland
Flickr user Hugo* documents the May 6th violence at the Bastille, Paris after Sarkozy was declaired to have won with more than 53% of votes.
citizenjournalism  photo 
may 2007 by gordonbrander
Hometown Baghdad
A vlog documentary web series by a few Iraqi 20-somethings in the midst of trying to live in Baghdad.
documentary  newmedia  resource  inspiration  vlog  war  iraq  blog  journalism  citizenjournalism  film 
may 2007 by gordonbrander
Kevin Sites' Newsgathering Journalism and Video Gear
Keven Sites, a Yahoo News reporter shares what gear he uses to report the news.. and it all fit's in one backpack.
citizenjournalism  journalism  gear  camera 
march 2007 by gordonbrander
Poynter Online
The leading journalism coaches Roy Peter Clark and Chip Scanlan archive their acute writing and reporting advice here.
citizenjournalism  journalism  resource 
march 2007 by gordonbrander
Common Sense Journalism: Hartsville Today -- the "cook book"
One of the best guides to setting up and running a citizen journalism site. Sadly, it's only available as a PDF (but the blog might be interesting as well).
citizenjournalism  journalism  resource  site  pdf 
march 2007 by gordonbrander
Largemouth Citizen Journalism
Largemouth is a group of professional journalists who volunteer time to listen to citizens and to teach the necessary skills to produce accurate, compelling journalism.
journalism  citizenjournalism  learn 
march 2007 by gordonbrander
J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
A spinoff of the Pew Center for Civic Journalism, J-Lab is probably the most active organization in promoting the development, study and training of participatory journalists.
citizenjournalism  journalism  resource 
march 2007 by gordonbrander
Wikinews: Original reporting
A news related wiki. This page on how to do "original reporting" - aka be a journalist.
citizenjournalism  journalism  wiki  resource  reporting  news 
march 2007 by gordonbrander
Ourmedia Learning Center
Huge media reference. How to vlog, compression tips, photo tips.. You get the idea.
media  photo  citizenjournalism  audio  resource  film 
march 2007 by gordonbrander
BBC Training & Development: Good Shooting Guide
The basic principles in an online guide/course.
citizenjournalism  journalism  photo  resource  media  learn  film 
march 2007 by gordonbrander
Center for Citizen Media
A citizen journalism hub.
citizenjournalism  journalism 
march 2007 by gordonbrander
You Witness News
citizenjournalism  journalism  photo  community  press  news 
march 2007 by gordonbrander

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