The blog headline read, “What Works”. How ironic. It was published the day a community website I was involved with bit the dust after five-plus years. break The blog, written by Jan Schaffer, a respected journalism leader and a new media pioneer, summarized a report on the status of community […]
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Last week, I was asked to deliver one of the keynotes for the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges conference which was hosted on the USC campus. I had not been aware of the Grand Challenges program previously, but it seems to bring together engineering students and faculty to work […]
I sent word via Twitter and Facebook a few days ago that we are now searching for a Post Doc who can work with out Media, Activism, and Participatory Politics research group. This is a project that is being funded by the MacArthur Foundation as part of a larger network […]
Hacks/Hackers here Oct. 30 Hacks/Hackers hackathon here at MIT! “Making geolocal apps using OpenBlock” http://cot.ag/c8xvhs Oct. 30 Knight News Challenge @jczamora: Knight News Challenge opens Oct. 25, 2010. Application deadline: Dec. 1, 2010. Apply @ www.newschallenge.org @NiemanLab: Knight News Challenge announces new categories: mobile, revenue models, and reputation http://nie.mn/aZYsm4 Jobs […]
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