Citizen Journalism and New Journalism

Connecting citizens and journalists with YouTube Direct

Connecting citizens and journalists with YouTube Direct

YouTube’s video platform has enabled a new generation of content creators to connect with billions of viewers every day. There’s a great opportunity for organizations …

YouTube Reporters Center Channel

YouTube Reporters Center Channel

Go to http://www.youtube.com/user/reporterscenter You need not visit every video, but instead select at least 4 videos to view. They may be from the same playlist or …

Clay Shirky on Internet Issues Facing Newspapers

Clay Shirky on Internet Issues Facing Newspapers

October 2, 2009. Clay Shirky describes the changing news landscape that has put accountability journalism at risk, and outlines a “journalistic ecosystem” that is needed …

Is the Internet what Orwell feared? Evgeny Morozov @ TED

Is the Internet what Orwell feared? Evgeny Morozov @ TED

The other side of the argument advanced by Shirky. Morozov, of Belarus, says that dictators use new tech to manage the masses. “TED Fellow and journalist …

The Best Camera is the One You Have With You - Shawn Rocco

The Best Camera is the One You Have With You - Shawn Rocco

N&O photographer, Shawn Rocco fires up Ignite/Raleigh with pictures taken using the best camera — the one you have with you. Nice pictures from a …

James Surowiecki: When social media became news

James Surowiecki: When social media became news

In this 2006 TED talk, James Surowiecki a UNC grad and author of “The Wisdom of Crowds” who writes a regular column on economics at …

Jurgen Habermas on Deliberative Democracy

Jurgen Habermas on Deliberative Democracy

In this brief and somewhat rare clip, Habermas — speaking in English — talks about his career, communications, democracy, etc. There is not so much …

Informing Ourselves to Death - Neil Postman (1990)

Informing Ourselves to Death - Neil Postman (1990)

Video from the Internet Archive’s Open Mind series Transcript of his talk here at EFF [...] I do not know very much more about computer technology …

True Enough - Farhad Manjoo @ Google about truthiness

True Enough - Farhad Manjoo @ Google about truthiness

In True Enough, Manjoo presents findings from psychology, sociology, political science, and economics to show how new technologies are prompting the cultural ascendancy of belief …

Social Media explained in Plain English and with cut outs

Social Media explained in Plain English and with cut outs

Not only does this video do a good and simple overview of social media and by extension citizen media, the way in which they tell …