Following the Carbon Cash in Colorado
When Boulder, Colo., voters passed the nation’s first municipal “carbon tax” last fall, it was an engraved invitation for me…
Political Action in Egypt Using Mobile Devices
Using cell phones to organize protests and share information during demonstrations is not a new idea…but it is one that…
What We’re Learning About What Journalism Students Don’t Know….
It seemed reasonable, as we first started talking about the innovation incubator project 15 months ago, to expect that journalism…
Introduction to Rising Voices Outreach Initiative
Rising Voices is a new citizen media outreach project of Global Voices, which aims to spread the benefits of citizen…
A Conversation, Any Which Way
One of the big lessons we’ve learned in just a few months into the Boulder Carbon Tax Tracker project is…
Our City, Our Voices: Video Newscasts in the Digital Age
Here is an image of the posters and flyers we have put out across Philadelphia as we prepare for the…
Finding Stories
One of the funny things about citizen journalism is the notion that most people are walking around with a thousand…
My 21st Century News Challenge
I am G. Patton Hughes and I publish a hyperlocal website in Paulding County Georgia. My 21st Century Knight News…
Ideas for an Online Game
The staff of Gotham Gazette is counting down to the day later this fall when our first online game goes…
The Second Life Option
A lot of people have asked me why we didn’t use Second Life to create our Remembering 7th Street virtual…