When I talked about what I thought civic media before we began our course, I made an emphasis on participation and process. Participation in the creation of our own tools and expressions, so we don’t have to passively rely on those that are given to us. The process of participating […]
Daily Archives: December 5, 2011
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Looking back at my first blog post, I defined civic media as: Civic media is any use of a medium that empowers a community to engage within and beyond the people, places, and problems of their community. I then explained what I meant by a medium, a community, engagement, people, […]
Originally, I defined civic media as “the tools and technologies that facilitate the exchange of information and ideas between people, often in pursuit of common goals.” I also noted that it’s important to avoid normative judgments of civic media, because the effects and potential of these tools are dependent upon […]