Transparency as a PR Principle, Not a Tactic
We used to say in my profession — public relations — that you shouldn’t say or write anything that you…
Top Five Two Hundred Seventeen
Gaza War via social media Follow the latest news with RSS feeds, Twitter Phishing for Tweets Twitter users fall victim…
Government 2.0: How Social Media Could Transform Gov PR
It’s easy to see governments as nameless, faceless monoliths, something impersonal or, even worse, untrustworthy. Much of that is because…
News Mixer Generates Widespread Interest
Since we announced the launch of News Mixer, a Web application developed by Medill master’s students to demonstrate new ways…
Preview the Printcasting Local Ad Tool
Tonight is literally the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, so first I want to say Happy New…
A Holiday Gift
Written English Version: During this holiday season, many people take the time to reconnect with their family. This is true…
Community-Owned Media: What Does It Mean?
Many people today who work in social change are convinced that the typical ‘top down’ approach to development, where bureaucrats…
Rising Voices Seeks Micro-grant Proposals for Citizen Media Outreach
Application Deadline: January 18, 2009 Rising Voices, the outreach arm of Global Voices, is now accepting project proposals for microgrant…
Top 10 MediaShifting Stories of 2008
Once again, it’s time to look back on the year that was, and consider the new media highlights. Overall, it’s…
End of the Year Radical Transparency for Spot.Us
It is the end of the year and I received some questions from the TIdes Center who are doing due-diligence…