Headed to BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia #bcni
It’s hard to believe a year has passed since the first BarCamp in Philly but here it is a year later and I’m headed back the event that happens this Saturday, April 25, at Temple University and hosted by Sean Blanda.
More than 200 people from different media organizations, schools technology companies and bloggers have registered to attend the free event. (Christopher Wink- who was excellent last year in the post-barcamp beer selection – highlights some of the people he’d like to meet.)
This barcamp is a bit different than last as those who registered were encouraged to use a panel picker to vote on session ideas. See them all and read the descriptions here.
Among the top vote getters: Social media as a reporting tool, the modern journalist, the state of knowledge management systems, ethics in a modern world, simplifying the news view and quantifying the atomic unit of journalism.
It should be an interesting day in Philadelphia. Here is a recap of my top takeaways from last year.
#BCNI Philly
BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia is the national conference in a country-wide effort to reinvent the news industry.
Using the BarCamp open grid format, some of the greatest minds around will discuss new ideas on how to re-energize and innovate the news industry. This is NOT a journalists-only event! Invite any friends from various industries who are concerned about the future of news. Even your friend that complains about the biased media. Especially that guy. There will be representatives from news organizations all over the country.
The event is FREE and will be hosted at Annenberg Hall on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and the presentations will start at 10 a.m. After an hour break for lunch at 1 p.m., the last presentations will start at 4 p.m.
Another year – you plan this on my b-day every year (which I love).
I just wish I could go.
HAVE FUN FOR ME!!!!
p.s. solve journalism.