Category Archives: Rewiring the Media

Scanner | Photo by Robin Van Rimbaud

GET TO KNOW | Brit musician Scanner scans landscapes and video design

An electronic musicians give examples of how the Internet has changed the way sounds are produced.

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Scanner | Photo by Robin Van Rimbaud

GET TO KNOW | Brit musician Scanner scans landscapes and video design

An electronic musicians give examples of how the Internet has changed the way sounds are produced.

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"Likeonomics" author Rohit Bhargava

“Likenomics” author Rohit Bhargava urges leaders to consider “non-obvious” ideas

Bhargava believes in sharing “non-obvious” ideas to help leaders think about things from a new perspective.

"Likeonomics" author Rohit Bhargava

“Likenomics” author Rohit Bhargava urges leaders to consider “non-obvious” ideas

Bhargava believes in sharing “non-obvious” ideas to help leaders think about things from a new perspective.

International Journalism Seminar on LGBT Issues and Human Rights Coverage at the NLGJA "Boston: Uncommon" National Convention and 9th LGBT Media Summit

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM SEMINAR | LGBT issues and human rights coverage explored at Boston’s LGBT Media Summit

My aim is to emphasize opportunities and strategies for the LGBT Media here in the U.S. to cover international issues and human-rights concerns that affect LGBT communities around the world. LGBT journalists have had few opportunities to work as foreign correspondents. That’s especially the case in today’s media environment, with sharp cutbacks by many news outlets in their international coverage.

International Journalism Seminar on LGBT Issues and Human Rights Coverage at the NLGJA "Boston: Uncommon" National Convention and 9th LGBT Media Summit

INTERNATIONAL JOURNALISM SEMINAR | LGBT issues and human rights coverage explored at Boston’s LGBT Media Summit

My aim is to emphasize opportunities and strategies for the LGBT Media here in the U.S. to cover international issues and human-rights concerns that affect LGBT communities around the world. LGBT journalists have had few opportunities to work as foreign correspondents. That’s especially the case in today’s media environment, with sharp cutbacks by many news outlets in their international coverage.

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DIALOGUE ON DIPLOMACY | How effective is media’s coverage of U.S. diplomacy abroad?

Nicolas Kralev interviewed P.J. Crowley on a retired Air Force colonel and National Security Council spokesman in the Clinton White House. Crowley now teaches at George Washington University. On Kralev’s program, Crowley talks about how the media covers diplomacy. They also talked about the Arab Spring as a case study of the effectiveness of U.S. diplomacy. Watch the video conversation here.

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DIALOGUE ON DIPLOMACY | How effective is media’s coverage of U.S. diplomacy abroad?

Nicolas Kralev interviewed P.J. Crowley on a retired Air Force colonel and National Security Council spokesman in the Clinton White House. Crowley now teaches at George Washington University. On Kralev’s program, Crowley talks about how the media covers diplomacy. They also talked about the Arab Spring as a case study of the effectiveness of U.S. diplomacy. Watch the video conversation here.

FREE SPEECH VIOLATION? | Chilean blogger faces jail after US officials disclose his identity

PEN American Center has asked the Department of State and Justice Department to explain U.S. involvement in disclosing the identity of a Chilean Twitter user who is now standing trial for tweets parodying the country’s wealthiest businessman.

FREE SPEECH VIOLATION? | Chilean blogger faces jail after US officials disclose his identity

PEN American Center has asked the Department of State and Justice Department to explain U.S. involvement in disclosing the identity of a Chilean Twitter user who is now standing trial for tweets parodying the country’s wealthiest businessman.

Barack Obama is the most followed world leader with 17,115,077 followers | Courtesy Burson-Marsteller

Burson-Marsteller “Twiplomacy” study reveals | Obama does not rule Twitterverse | World’s best connected world leaders are EU prexy @euHvR (Herman van Rompuy) and Aussie PM @JuliaGillard

Do world leaders tweet themselves, or they do they ask other minions do tweet for them? According to the Twiplomacy study, “30 heads of state and government actually do their own tweeting. The most conversational are the prime minister of Uganda, Amama Mbabazi, and Rwanda President Paul Kagame who frequently engage personally in tweets with their followers.”

Barack Obama is the most followed world leader with 17,115,077 followers | Courtesy Burson-Marsteller

Burson-Marsteller “Twiplomacy” study reveals | Obama does not rule Twitterverse | World’s best connected world leaders are EU prexy @euHvR (Herman van Rompuy) and Aussie PM @JuliaGillard

Do world leaders tweet themselves, or they do they ask other minions do tweet for them? According to the Twiplomacy study, “30 heads of state and government actually do their own tweeting. The most conversational are the prime minister of Uganda, Amama Mbabazi, and Rwanda President Paul Kagame who frequently engage personally in tweets with their followers.”

Mark Coetzee, Puma curator

PUMA.Peace offers free short films to organize your own films4peace screenings

PUMA.Peace would love for you to screen this year’s films4peace and will do everything we can to assist you to accomplish this. You are invited to curate these films into an exhibition with the films screened individually on monitors or by projection

Mark Coetzee, Puma curator

PUMA.Peace offers free short films to organize your own films4peace screenings

PUMA.Peace would love for you to screen this year’s films4peace and will do everything we can to assist you to accomplish this. You are invited to curate these films into an exhibition with the films screened individually on monitors or by projection

Dutch queen Beatrix in "Troonede" in "The News" by JacobTV

Dutch composer JacobTV remixes images of democracy, world leaders, global media into musical “News” commentary

PITTSBURGH: “The rules of democracy are under pressure,” states the Dutch avant-pop composer JacobTV. “Our government makes decisions without asking the parliament for permission. The Dutch government bailed out corporations and paid too much money. Everything in the world is changing

Dutch queen Beatrix in "Troonede" in "The News" by JacobTV

Dutch composer JacobTV remixes images of democracy, world leaders, global media into musical “News” commentary

PITTSBURGH: “The rules of democracy are under pressure,” states the Dutch avant-pop composer JacobTV. “Our government makes decisions without asking the parliament for permission. The Dutch government bailed out corporations and paid too much money. Everything in the world is changing