Cross-posted from infoneeds.org The conversation about building stronger communities through information moves from breakfast to the day’s opening panel. As the developers of Knight’s Community Information Toolkit described a valuable resource to drive action, I finished coffee with a community leader who has started to put the tools to work. The Black Hills Knowledge Network […]
Article · March 1, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Arianna Huffington has been described as the most upwardly mobile Greek since Icarus. She closed a lively a day at the Media Learning Seminar by inspiring us to soar. ‘Information is the way to awaken apathy,’ said Ms. Huffington, invoking the Zeigeist of our digital moment. ‘We have wind at our backs.’ Quoting John Knight, […]
Article · March 1, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Steve Waldman, featured speaker at Media Learning Seminar from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. Senior Advisor to the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Steven Waldman discusses the current state of the news ecosystem, and the role of community foundations moving forward. Cross-posted from infoneeds.org
Article · March 1, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Arianna Huffington on Future of Journalism from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post, says she’s optimistic about the future of journalism, at the Knight Foundation-sponsored Media Learning Seminar in Miami, Feb 28, 2011.
Article · March 1, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Cross-posted from infoneeds.org Jumo Founder Chris Hughes from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. An interview with Obama online organizer, Facebook co-founder and Jumo Founder Chris Hughes after his “Using Technology to Help People Take Action” panel at Knight Foundation’s 2011 Media Learning Seminar. A post from the 2011 Media Learning Seminar. At Knight Foundation’s Media Learning […]
Article · February 28, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Cross-posted from infoneeds.org It’s a stunning reference from Darcy Ohman, President and CEO of the Community Foundation serving Richmond and Central Virginia. The concept is that you have a partial idea, or a hunch, that needs to be combined with another hunch to form a fully-developed, great idea. Sometimes patience and thought will get you […]
Article · February 28, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Cross-posted from infoneeds.org Texas Tribune is one the best examples of a nonprofit journalism model, an initiative that Steve Waldman seems to have in mind. It’s a nonprofit, community-initiated Web site that banks on donations to finance a perceived void in state political coverage and public interest journalism. It has poached journalists from the newspapers […]
Article · February 28, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Cross-posted from infoneeds.org Steve Waldman’s talk at the MLS luncheon reminded me of the old Woody Allen joke: ‘This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, ‘Doc, uh, my brother’s crazy, he thinks he’s a chicken,’ and uh, the doctor says, ‘well why don’t you turn him in?’ And the guy says, ‘I would, but […]
Article · February 28, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Cross-posted from infoneeds.org Knight Technology for Engagement Initiative: Jumo.com’s Chris Hughes from Knight Foundation on Vimeo. At the age of 25, Chris Hughes has helped create two of the most successful startups in modern history: Facebook and the campaign that helped elect Barack Obama. He’s dedicated to the proposition that communities, and the way we […]
Article · February 28, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Cross-posted from infoneeds.org In opening remarks, Alberto Ibarügen cites Clay Shirky’s argument for cognitive surplus. Shirkey believes that new technologies enable collaboration, take advantage of ‘spare’ brainpower and can change the way society works. He argues that the time Americans once spent watching television has been redirected toward activities that are less about consuming and […]
Article · February 28, 2011 by Dale Peskin
Cross-posted from infoneeds.org My name is Dale and I’m the blogger. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, a few words on what the guy in the lavender shirt and designer suit ( so Miami .. ) is doing here: I’m posting stories and insights from MLS to the Knight site, the sorta […]
Article · February 28, 2011 by Dale Peskin