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This Week in Civic Media 06.28.10: FNCM recap, lots on open data/visualization

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From the Center

  • @c4fcm’s Ryan O’Toole gets grant to pitch Red Ink at Innovate100 in August http://cot.ag/bDVXz3
  • “Local competition inspires creative use of public-private space” http://cot.ag/aok6i8 via @mitnews
  • Hey @hockendougal and @amerigo: RT @ryan_thornburg: Sourcemap.org is the Ushahidi of 2010

Knight News Challenge/FNCM

  • Want a gig with Knight News Challenge winner GoMap Riga? (And speak Latvian?): http://gomap.org/?p=324
  • #knc winning project featured in @nytimes piece about “Crying Girl” scam in Davis, CA http://cot.ag/cj9Vuk
  • #FNCM conference plenary videos now available! http://cot.ag/a1sYdB
  • RT @hannahe: Our team came in 2nd at MIT/Knight Future of News improv-collaboration challenge last week! http://apiplayground.org Fun! #fncm
  • RT @PBSMediaShift: Missed the MIT Future of News & Civic Media conference? Here’s all our coverage at Idea Lab: http://bit.ly/bOCSe6 #fncm
  • RT @NiemanLab: Meet CitySeed, the News Challenge-winning mobile app that wants to grow some fresh community engagement http://j.mp/atPHVu
  • RT @jczamora: @knightfdn grantees, @patchworknation & @Jeffersoninst collaborate on Patchwork Nation’s new site: http://bit.ly/bEmSjU
  • Still so proud of Dan Pacheco: “FeedBrewer Pays It Forward to Knight Media Innovation Fund” http://cot.ag/cFXQZa
  • Development Seed webinar today 2pm: “Open Data for Nonprofits: Q&A Session with NTEN” http://cot.ag/a3ihRc

Open Data/Visualization

  • “Building Drupal Powered Data Browsers: Stories from Data.WorldBank.org” http://cot.ag/9LPJni
  • Part 2 of @henryjenkins interview with Nonny de la Pena, “Designing the Futures of Journalism” http://cot.ag/ajDtBA
  • Fascinating Flickr/Picasa aggregation breaks Boston down into tourist spots and local spots http://cot.ag/aEvS4a
  • RT @EllnMllr: A really interesting chart from OpenSecrets.org. Incumbent vs. Challenger fundraising thus far in 2010. http://bit.ly/crakVn

Hacks/Hackers

  • “Let algorithms curate” RT @hackshackers: Nice Poynter writeup on last night’s #hackshackers semantic Web event: http://bit.ly/cYvVW8
  • Hacks/Hackers and Mozilla team up for Peer-to-Peer journalist/technologist course http://cot.ag/cSE7Ue #fncm

Future of News and Newsies

  • RT @knightfdn: Improving Tax Treatment of Not-for-profit News Entities http://mykf.us/bTKIlN via @knightcomm
  • Your Guide to Digital Training Programs for Mid-Career Journalists http://cot.ag/amH6zt via @PBSMediaShift
  • RT @PBSMediaShift: Gathering Examples of Collaboration in Investigative Reporting | @PBS http://to.pbs.org/aBKsYW
  • RT @knightfdn: What’s the future of local news? The answer lies in experimentation, collaboration, and engagement. http://bit.ly/9sKPy2
  • Worth another look: “Newsroom Collaborations: The New Culture of Sharing vs. Competing” http://cot.ag/aTSusA
  • Huge discussion over at @pbsmediashift about why/whether journalists can’t handle public criticism of their work http://cot.ag/agDXLc
  • RT @suffolkmedialaw: via @jcstearns: Can Anyone Replace the Local Beat Reporter? | The Atlantic http://bit.ly/cABKRR
  • RT @nytimes: The Times Announces New Public Editor http://nyti.ms/byZZvC

Jobs

  • RT @Tech4Dev: #mHealth Alliance hiring Managing Director for Thought Leadership, candidates w strong global health bkgrnd http://is.gd/d2hDC

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