The New York Times breaks it down here.
The New Statesman calls it an uprising caught on cameraphone here.
And The Daily Beast has a log of civilian-reported (and Tweeted) images here. (Note: Many of the images are extremely graphic and upsetting.)
Where Great Ideas Take Off
A look at how technology is changing the American news-scape and more
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Wisconsin Governor Punked by Journalist Pretending to be David Koch
Journalist Ian Murphy of the Buffalo Beast (an alt publication founded by Matt Taibbi) punked Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and got the inside story on union-busting plans. Here's the whole story over at the HuffPost, complete with audio made possible by Skype.
And to break it down even further, here's HuffPost's take on the six top revelations that came from the punking.
And to break it down even further, here's HuffPost's take on the six top revelations that came from the punking.
The role of social media in the Wisconsin protests
Facebook, Twitter, and more -- watch #weunion here.
Writers, Poets, Publishers and More Headline Pitt-Greensburg’s Writers’ Festival March 14-18
The Pitt-Greensburg Writer’s Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary Monday, March 14 through Friday, March 18 in the Village Hall coffeehouse on campus.
West Coast poets and writers Joan Jobe Smith and Fred Voss, bestselling mystery novelist Kathleen George, poet John Repp, “That’s Church!” blogger Virginia Montanez, singer/songwriter Bill Deasy, and UPG faculty, alumni and students will be among the featured speakers.
Editors and publishers from New York’s Spuyten Duyvil press and the internationally-acclaimed Caketrain literary magazine will also be on hand to offer their insights into breaking into print. Receptions and booksignings will be ongoing throughout the festival.
All events are free and open to the public. Each day a craft talk will begin at 4 p.m. and a reading will follow at 7 p.m. Authors’ books will be available for purchase.
The full schedule includes:
Monday, March 14 -- Poet/memoirist Joan Jobe Smith -- craft talk at 4 p.m.; reading
at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow
Tuesday, March 15 -- Poet Fred Voss -- craft talk at 4 p.m.; reading at 7 p.m. with
reception and book-signing to follow
Wednesday, March 16 – Editors and publishers from Caketrain, Spuyten Duyvil and more discuss the literary life at 4 p.m.; Faculty/Alumni reading at 7 p.m. with reception and
book-signing to follow
Thursday, March 17 – Bestselling mystery novelist Kathleen George -- reading and talk at 4 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow; Poet John Repp -- reading at 7 p.m. with
reception and book-signing to follow
Friday, March 18 -- One Book Event with Kathleen George at noon (this event is sponsored by the Pitt-Greensburg Friends of the Library and will be in the campus’ Millstein Library); The Art and Craft of New Media: a panel presentation featuring UPG bloggers and professional guest blogger Virginia Montanez at 4 p.m. in the Coffeehouse; Singer/Songwriter Bill Deasy -- talk on songwriting, followed by a performance and book-signing, 7 p.m.
The Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival is sponsored by the university’s Writing Program, Academic Villages, Student Government Association, Pendulum, Academic Affairs, and The Friends of the Library.
For more information about the festival, or about the writing program at Pitt-Greensburg, call 724-836-7481 or e-mail loj@pitt.edu.
West Coast poets and writers Joan Jobe Smith and Fred Voss, bestselling mystery novelist Kathleen George, poet John Repp, “That’s Church!” blogger Virginia Montanez, singer/songwriter Bill Deasy, and UPG faculty, alumni and students will be among the featured speakers.
Editors and publishers from New York’s Spuyten Duyvil press and the internationally-acclaimed Caketrain literary magazine will also be on hand to offer their insights into breaking into print. Receptions and booksignings will be ongoing throughout the festival.
All events are free and open to the public. Each day a craft talk will begin at 4 p.m. and a reading will follow at 7 p.m. Authors’ books will be available for purchase.
The full schedule includes:
Monday, March 14 -- Poet/memoirist Joan Jobe Smith -- craft talk at 4 p.m.; reading
at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow
Tuesday, March 15 -- Poet Fred Voss -- craft talk at 4 p.m.; reading at 7 p.m. with
reception and book-signing to follow
Wednesday, March 16 – Editors and publishers from Caketrain, Spuyten Duyvil and more discuss the literary life at 4 p.m.; Faculty/Alumni reading at 7 p.m. with reception and
book-signing to follow
Thursday, March 17 – Bestselling mystery novelist Kathleen George -- reading and talk at 4 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow; Poet John Repp -- reading at 7 p.m. with
reception and book-signing to follow
Friday, March 18 -- One Book Event with Kathleen George at noon (this event is sponsored by the Pitt-Greensburg Friends of the Library and will be in the campus’ Millstein Library); The Art and Craft of New Media: a panel presentation featuring UPG bloggers and professional guest blogger Virginia Montanez at 4 p.m. in the Coffeehouse; Singer/Songwriter Bill Deasy -- talk on songwriting, followed by a performance and book-signing, 7 p.m.
The Pitt-Greensburg Writers Festival is sponsored by the university’s Writing Program, Academic Villages, Student Government Association, Pendulum, Academic Affairs, and The Friends of the Library.
For more information about the festival, or about the writing program at Pitt-Greensburg, call 724-836-7481 or e-mail loj@pitt.edu.
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Updated Presentation Schedule
Thanks to Janelle and Rachel for such a great start to presentation season!
Here's the updated schedule:
Wednesday, Feb. 23: BoingBoing/Rin
Wednesday, Feb. 30: Grist.Org/Justin, The Onion/C.J. and Physorg.com/Lauren
Wednesday, March 2: Bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/Montana; Obscuresound.com/Dave
March 14-18 -- Writers Festival; Presentations on Friday, March 18 from 4-6 p.m. with special guest blogger Virginia Montanez of Pittsburgh's That's Church! blog.
Wednesday, March 23: Visit from Special Guest Blogger Jason Mosley (Mr. Baconpants, Start Up Pittsburgh and more)
Wednesday, March 30: Vulture/Natalie; TMZ/Jenna and PerezHilton/Kaylie
Here's the updated schedule:
Wednesday, Feb. 23: BoingBoing/Rin
Wednesday, Feb. 30: Grist.Org/Justin, The Onion/C.J. and Physorg.com/Lauren
Wednesday, March 2: Bikesnobnyc.blogspot.com/Montana; Obscuresound.com/Dave
March 14-18 -- Writers Festival; Presentations on Friday, March 18 from 4-6 p.m. with special guest blogger Virginia Montanez of Pittsburgh's That's Church! blog.
Wednesday, March 23: Visit from Special Guest Blogger Jason Mosley (Mr. Baconpants, Start Up Pittsburgh and more)
Wednesday, March 30: Vulture/Natalie; TMZ/Jenna and PerezHilton/Kaylie
Who Needs to be Added to the Presentation Schedule?
I know a few of you didn't sign up for presentations the first round and need to be added to the schedule. Can you please remind me who you are and which blog you'd like to do? Comment here and I'll get you scheduled. Thanks!
Writers Festival Tentative Schedule (and your role in it)
Here's the tentative schedule for this year's Writers Festival.
Monday, March 14 -- Poet/memoirist Joan Jobe Smith -- craft talk at 4 p.m.; reading at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow
Tuesday, March 15 -- Poet Fred Voss -- craft talk at 4 p.m.; reading at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing
Wednesday, March 16 -- Faculty/Alumni reading at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow
Thursday, March 17 -- Novelist Kathleen George -- reading and talk at 4 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow; Poet John Repp -- reading at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow
Friday, March 18 -- The Art and Craft of New Media: a panel presentation featuring UPG bloggers and a professional guest blogger (TBA; hoping to confirm Virginia Montanez from Pittsburgh's popular blog, "That's Church!"), 4 p.m. with reception to follow; Bill Deasy -- talk on songwriting, followed by a performance and book-signing, 7 p.m.
Please let me know if you will be able to participate in the panel on Friday. I'd like each of you to present your blogs, talk about why you created them (other than "because Jakiela made me do it" :) ), and say a little something about your blogosphere/s and new media. Each presentation should be about 5 minutes (more if we have fewer folks). We'll project your blogs, of course, but feel free to be uber-creative. You can bring in props, use other media, whatever might tell your story best.
We won't have regular class during the festival week. I hope you'll be able to attend all the events, especially ours.
Monday, March 14 -- Poet/memoirist Joan Jobe Smith -- craft talk at 4 p.m.; reading at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow
Tuesday, March 15 -- Poet Fred Voss -- craft talk at 4 p.m.; reading at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing
Wednesday, March 16 -- Faculty/Alumni reading at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow
Thursday, March 17 -- Novelist Kathleen George -- reading and talk at 4 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow; Poet John Repp -- reading at 7 p.m. with reception and book-signing to follow
Friday, March 18 -- The Art and Craft of New Media: a panel presentation featuring UPG bloggers and a professional guest blogger (TBA; hoping to confirm Virginia Montanez from Pittsburgh's popular blog, "That's Church!"), 4 p.m. with reception to follow; Bill Deasy -- talk on songwriting, followed by a performance and book-signing, 7 p.m.
Please let me know if you will be able to participate in the panel on Friday. I'd like each of you to present your blogs, talk about why you created them (other than "because Jakiela made me do it" :) ), and say a little something about your blogosphere/s and new media. Each presentation should be about 5 minutes (more if we have fewer folks). We'll project your blogs, of course, but feel free to be uber-creative. You can bring in props, use other media, whatever might tell your story best.
We won't have regular class during the festival week. I hope you'll be able to attend all the events, especially ours.
Friday, February 11, 2011
New Media's Coverage of Egypt
Post your analysis of new media's coverage of -- and role in -- the Egyptian uprising in the comments section below.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
The Role of New and Old Media in Egypt's Uprising
Listen as Adel Iskandar, an instructor at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies, speaks to NPR host Michele Norris about the protests in Egypt and the role of social media.
AOL "Will Not Become a Leftie Blog" And Other News
Arianna Huffington and Tim Armstrong discuss the AOL/HuffPost venture here.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Arianna and Tim Discuss The Merger of AOL and HuffPost
"AOL is the only partner that would work for HuffPost." Watch the two media leaders talk it over on CNN here.
New Yorker Magazine's Ken Auletta Talks Saving AOL
Ken Auletta recently profiled AOL CEO Tim Armstrong, the mastermind behind AOL Patch, the deal to buy the HuffPost, and more. Here Auletta talks with Blake Eskin about AOL's future as a content producer.
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