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CMLP blog: Copyright and the Demise of Newspapers

syoung — Thu, 08 May 2008 17:15:53 -0400

Homophily, serendipity, xenophilia

syoung — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:00:00 -0400

As ROFLCon descended on Cambridge, Fellow Ethan Zuckerman was essaying an argument for why homophily, serendipity, and xenophilia are "useful concepts" for thinking through media attention and the challenges of global understanding in today's media ecosystem. Pulling together and linking to a variety of perspectives, Ethan's argument has helped to build and extend the conversation about the problems (and solutions) of homophily in digital media. Last week he sat down for a discussion on the issues with WNYC's On the Media.

Media Re:public Forum

syoung — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 10:00:00 -0400

Last week, at USC's Annenberg School for Communication, Media Re:public brought together fellow travelers, skeptics, journalists, executives, researchers for a lively forum. On the table: the state of the field of participatory media within the overall news and information environment. With so many practitioners in the room, the forum has already been reported, summarized, and examined -- with, we hope, more commentary to follow...

iBrattleboro Victorious!

syoung — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 10:30:00 -0400

The Citizen Media Law Project and Media Re:public hail community news and information site iBrattleboro.com's "significant victory," "a wonderful outcome," in a libel lawsuit brought against the site's co-founders: the lawsuit was dismissed under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

From the Citizen Media Law Project...

Media Re:public Forum next week!

syoung — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:24:07 -0400

Berkman Fellow Persephone Miel reminds us that the Media Re:public Forum at USC Annenberg is a week away! Space is still available for journalists, executives, academics, researchers, and others interested in the state of participatory media and possibilities for its future.

Logistics

ashar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:32:51 -0400

Welcome to LA!

The Media Re:public Forum kicks off at 6 pm TONIGHT! Shuttle buses will depart from the Figueroa Street entrance of the Westin Bonaventure hotel in downtown LA promptly at 5:30 this evening. There will be three returns after the cocktail reception this evening (at 9, 9:30, 10pm). Friday the shuttle departs promptly at 8:15; two return trips after the conference ends (at 5:45 and 6:15pm).

Agenda

ashar — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:29:41 -0400

Media Re:public
Participatory Media – Surveying the Field in 2008
March 27-28, 2008

All events are at the USC Annenberg School for Communication 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA.

Thursday, March 27

Media Re:public L.A. Forum Registration now Open!

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:20:32 -0500

Media Re:public, Berkman's effort undertaking an assessment of the state of the field of participatory media and its position in the overall news and information environment, is holding its first public forum on March 27 and 28 in Los Angeles, and registration is now open!

Co-sponsored by the USC Annenberg School for Communication, the forum is gathering people with an active interest in the future of participatory m