Comments on: Reviving BarCamp NewsInnovation

By: Mark Briggs

Mark Briggs — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:18:57 +0000

We’re looking at a second GonzoCamp in Seattle in November, then looking to stage it in a handful of locations around the U.S. in 2010. The tentative tagline is “Programming the future of news” and it’s all about less talk and more do. The first Gonzocamp produced three prototypes of working projects and, while they haven’t changed the world, it was exciting to see what a few teams could accomplish in just a few hours.

We’re tweaking the format for the Nov. 13 event in Seattle. But the crowd mix will be the same: journalists, programmers, entrepreneurs, designers and students. I think it’s important to extend the conversation outside the journalism echo chamber and, as we found last time, non-journalists are interested in solving some fo these problems, too.

We’d love to explore ways for BCNI and GonzoCamp to partner for future events. More information here: http://www.gonzocamp.com.

By: wemediaguru

wemediaguru — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:01:47 +0000

Thanks, Greg. We’re gonna need your help.

By: Jason Kristufek

Jason Kristufek — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:01:04 +0000

Daniel – I think the hackathon idea is great idea. At BCNI Chicago a group of folks were all over that but ran into time issues because they didn’t really get after it until near the end of the day. Good idea, and thanks for weighing in and being a part of this.

By: Jason Kristufek

Jason Kristufek — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:55:46 +0000

Hi, Mallory. Thanks for the comment and the initial push on the barcamp idea. If you’ve never been to one they are great and a lot of fun. Look forward to collaborating with you as this effort moves ahead.

By: BarCamp NewsInnovation 2, What should change? - SeanBlanda.com - A blog about all kinds of media

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:28:32 +0000

[...] and that has given us plenty of time to mull over the events successes and failures. BCNI Godfather Jason Krustifek has already weighted in, and I have a similar question to ask the BCNI community: what should change from last year’s [...]

By: Greg Linch

Greg Linch — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:55:02 +0000

I’m in the DC area now, so I’d be glad to help plan one here.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:46:55 +0000

I'm down to help coordinate something in Portland or maybe on the East Coast. We had a pretty sweet camp in August called Digital Journalism Camp and I'm working with some people to put together one on redefining J school. Solutions-based hackathon would be cool.

By: Mallory Colliflower

Mallory Colliflower — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:27:46 +0000

Thanks for the plug and the continued conversation! I’m just as guilty as the rest of the bunch as far as the ‘all-talk-no-action’ idea swap at events. The easy part is gathering and discussing. The hard part is action in the form of innovative ideas and taking risks. You’ve motivated me to change my ways too in whatever it is we try to concoct for our local journalism community.