It is hard to believe it’s already here but BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia is this Saturday and I am already in the Keystone state to not only root on the Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL playoffs but to take part in an event to help shape the future of journalism.
Sean Blanda and a host of others [...]
I’ve been presented with a great opportunity that I hope other news innovators will follow and offer advice and guidance when needed. I am documenting this adventure at the News Tribe.
The company where I work, Gazette Communications, is undergoing a huge transformation. Part of that includes rebuilding and re-envisioning a local news and information web [...]
I owe a great deal to Sean Blanda when it comes to the NewsInnovation movement around the country, and today is further proof.
In an effort to apply for a newer job, officially retire from refereeing hockey and just the normal noise of life, I have not spent enough of my attention on furthering this cause. [...]
In three corners of the country this weekend a tremendous opportunity will take place to help shape the future of journalism. But with that opportunity comes tremendous responsibility.
Journalists, technologists, web developers, students, tech business dudes, professors, professionals and others will take part in ad hoc gatherings for NewsInnovation barcamps in Portland and Chicago on Saturday, [...]
How can you measure how much a community loves you? Can you turn love into money?
BarCamp NewsInnovation at the Univ. of Missouri ended this past Saturday with a discussion on how media companies in a digital world measure success.
The group came up with three areas we’d like to measure but haven’t yet figured out how [...]
After spending two days last week at the Reynolds Journalism Institute – once for the news collaboratory and once for BarCamp NewsInnovation – the resounding theme, besides information overload, was that we have a lot of work to do.
But the tasks ahead are not insurmountable if we work together. And I am going to point [...]
In about a week, I will be taking part in an ad-hoc, open discussion with interested folks about solutions and tasks that can help media companies transform.
On Saturday, Jan. 24, the first BarCamp NewsInnovation (#newsinnovation) will be held at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute on the campus of the University of Missouri.
One big reason [...]
The chatter about BarCamp NewsInnovation is picking up and with it I get asked more and more the question of how I feel it can benefit the media industry.
There are ongoing meetings designed to help media companies become better at the new information ecosystem. People are talking about new business models. And CEOs are meeting [...]
A friend recently used the example of how Napster blew up the music industry by changing the paradigm, saying the media industry needs to find its own Napster. Sean Blanda described a similar example as the “kite moment.”
However you look at the state of the industry and what steps will lead to the transformation of [...]
I keep hearing from many people that the more they learn about BarCamp NewsInnovation the more excited they get. That’s a good thing, and I’m psyched too. But there is still much to do and much to get figured out, so here I am, again, asking for your feedback and help.
First, here is the latest: [...]