ProPublica versus the Grocers
Saturday, October 18th, 2008 Posted in Citizen journalism, Ethics, Government & Politics, Newspapers, Participation, Society, Trends | No Comments »ProPublica.org aims to make up some of the ground lost to journalism by the current crisis of advertising revenues bleeding to the internet. In particular, it seeks to preserve the skills and value of investigative reporting one of the first ...
There are more keys on my piano Mr McCain
Friday, October 17th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Engagement Civil Society, Ethics, Events, Government & Politics, Quotes, Society | No Comments »I do say that Americans have looked long and hard at the candidates this past month and are now minded to conclude, in the fine phrase used by Garrison Keillor of a speech he heard the young Kennedy give long ago, that Obama ...
The True Promise of the Mobile Society - Access, Communication & Business
Friday, October 3rd, 2008 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Mobile, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Networks, Retail, Social Networks, Society, Trends | No Comments »I am speaking at an event in Slovenia in November and I was asked to write something about my presentation. I thought it was worth sharing It is often said that that what works in one country, does not work in ...
Arianna Huffington on Barack Obama, Politics and the Media
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Citizen journalism, Culture, Engagement Marketing, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Media, Participation, Society | No Comments »All good stuff
Arianna Huffington - the future of Journalism
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008 Posted in Citizen journalism, Culture, Engagement Marketing, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Media, Society, Trends | 1 Comment »An interview with Arianna Huffington on the future of news Journalism. The Guardian writesArianna Huffington predicts the slow demise of traditional news reporting. Part of the Guardian's Future of Journalism seriesHurricane Arianna and some thoughts on the future of news ...
In the Network Society - would you vote for this man?
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Culture, Darwin, Engagement Marketing, Generation C, Government & Politics, Media, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | 1 Comment »John McCain 'technology illiterate' doesn't email or use internet 'Nuff said. here's a few words we wrote about a younger black man who utilised the power of networks to move his campaign in overdrive. Via Emma Mulqueeny
Learning can no longer be seen as something that is done to children by teachers
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008 Posted in Culture, Education, Engagement Marketing, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Health, Media, Participation, Philosophy, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »And I could not agree more. A different approach for teaching our children is a report published by Charles Ledbeater and covered in the Guardian The word relationship drops in as does that qualifications aren't the only goal of an education, ...
De-schooling Society
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Culture, Education, Engagement Marketing, Generation C, Government & Politics, Participation, Society, Trends | 4 Comments »Having lunch with a friend Sophia Parker, ex-Demos. She is the author of Unlocking Innovation. Why citizens hold the key to public service reform And perhaps also of relevance The Journey to the Interface. How public service ...
Government 2.0 a rubbish name for a good initiative?
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Culture, Government & Politics, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | No Comments »I really enjoyed this article in the Guardian Government 2.0 is a rubbish name for a good initiative Government 2.0 is a daft term. Its first airing, as the title of one of those management-consultant books on "how the ...
Technology and learning - a thought for the day
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 Posted in Culture, Generation C, Government & Politics, Media, Philosophy, Trends, Web/Tech | 2 Comments »In April 2006, Susan Greenfield sponsored a debate ( More ) in the house of Lords based around the impact of the latest technologies on the way young people might think and learn differently from previous generations. In her ...
