Tag: Citizen Journalism

Equalities and Human Rights Commission launches Youtube Channel.

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This Youtube channel is my idea of good. A series of cleanly made but short (typically 3 mins) videos on personal experience of discrimination and reflections on human rights. The film above is from Michael Etkind, who survived a Nazi concentration camp. Other films feature Tanni Grey Thompson, Sanjeev Bhaskar and Radio 1 DJ Nihal Anthanayaile.

These should provide readily accessible sources of debate for people to use on their blogs, in classrooms or where ever. Media as a social object.

Tweet tip.

Another Monday so More Monday Mentions.

Welcome back to my surprisingly irregular smattering of random links called Monday Mentions.

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Ofcom on social network users in the UK (hat tip):

  • Alpha Socialisers – mostly male and under the age of 25. They use the sites in short bursts to flirt and meet new people
  • Attention Seekers – mostly female of all ages, who crave attention and comments from others, often by posting photos
  • Followers – males and females of all ages who join sites to keep in touch with friends and family
  • Faithfuls – older males and females generally aged over 20, who typically use social networking sites to get into contact with old friends
  • Functionals – mostly older males who prefer to use social networking sites in order to pursue specific interests

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Matthew Taylor of the RSA chewing through multiple personalities.

John Craig of the Innovation Exchange wants a competition between ideas, not institutions. Gawd that would help in this city! (hat tip). Perhaps it would encourage Birmingham free Wi-Fi

WTF is Brum? created by Pete Ashton on tumblr.

Digital is Dangerous coming to Brum, spotted on Fade and in Jibbering Records.

Blogging policy for non-profits (or anyone)
Om Malik thinks Pageflakes is slipping down the toobs.

The sensitive cycling jacket.

Robin Hammans poll on what do you check first is worth 10 seconds.

Community Empowerment Networks losing funding nationally. Birmingham’s CEN closed last year as the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund came to an end – according to The Stirrer with no useful measure of its (the NRF) impact in Birmingham.

What have I missed?

Truth in journalism.

honesty from MegElizabeth

If I spent an hour on a story I would end up with a ‘truth’ that represented 60 minutes of effort. A week of effort would yield a 7 days of ‘truth’. What the facts mean is always subjective, regardless of the solidity of those facts.

Good journalism chases honesty, not truth. Honesty is a state of mind and a process. It involves openly sharing the facts you have found and the process you use to find them. It gives your audience the information they need to decide their truth. Honest journalism is easier today than at any moment I have known from nearly 30 years in the trade.

So do it. Now. No excuse.

Read this please…

The West Midlands leads the digital way, well our politicians seem to be up for it. Comment at Tom Watson:

today I am announcing the establishment of the Power of Information Taskforce. I’m pleased to say that Richard Allan has agreed to Chair the Taskforce. Richard has a vast breadth of knowledge in this field. He’s also an all round good guy and I know he will help us provide clarity to government departments as they contend with the power of information agenda.