Jun 25 2011 in Home Page, Home Page Spotlight, JTM News by JTM
Jacob Caggiano has just completed a video of Journalism That Matters Beyond Books at MIT. Check it out! Beyond Books – What’s possible when librarians and journalists meet? from Jacob Caggiano on Vimeo. THE CHALLENGE For three centuries, in American towns large and small, two institutions have uniquely marked a commitment to participatory democracy, learning [...]
Tags: beyond books, biblionews, jacob caggiano, journalism that matters
May 6 2011 in Home Page by Mike Fancher
***UPDATE 5/18/11*** Dorothy has been released. Read about her experience being detained in Syria here Journalism that Matters Pacific Northwest joins the Asian American Journalists Association and others in calling on the Syrian government to assist in the safe return of Dorothy Parvaz, a former staff member of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, currently working for Al [...]
Tags: Dorothy Parvaz, press freedom, Seattle PI
Mar 18 2011 in Journalism News, Member News, Seattle by Mike Fancher
The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism recently released its “State of the News Media 2011” report. It includes “Seattle: A New Media Case Study,” an essay Pew asked me to write about Seattle’s changing news landscape. I was reluctant to take on the task because anything short of an extensive study would [...]
Mar 16 2011 in Activities at JTM, JTM News by Michelle Ferrier
Disrupting the Status Quo with Journalism Innovation and Entrepreneurship June 2-5, 2011 University of North Carolina Greensboro We are creating a mashup of journalists, technologists, community activists, educators and others to help us reimagine a media landscape that speaks to diverse communities and underrepresented populations. The three-day event is a design/build/pitch “unconference” format. Participants will [...]
Mar 15 2011 in Activities at JTM, Home Page, JTM News by JTM
A work session April 6-7 @ MIT / Cambridge, Mass.for journalists, librarians and citizens interested in civic information transparency that builds from and beyond books.