Monthly Archives: May 2011

Journalism Needs More Ombudsmen AND News Councils

via John Hamer of the Washington News Council “It’s really important that we have accountability mechanisms in journalism. When it comes to our own accountability, most news organizations are doing a pretty poor job, to be blunt.” — Craig Silverman, … Continue reading

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June 3-5 Random Hacks of Kindness #3

via Geeks Without Bounds We’re pleased to announce that GWOBorg is joining forces with Random Hacks of Kindness again to host the RHoK #3 Global Satellite Hackathon taking  place at Microsoft’s Redmond campus near Seattle June 4th and 5th, 2011. … Continue reading

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Ben Huh aims his harpoon at big breaking news

Cheezburger Network CEO Ben Huh is advancing some ideas he broached in a recent appearance in Seattle. In a new blog post, Huh addresses the question, “Why are  we still consuming news like it’s 1899?” Huh’s overall assessment is blunt: … Continue reading

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May 23 – Tweetup: Why Local Doesn’t Scale

From Jessica Durkin, co-author of the Seattle Media Landscape report for the New America Foundation “I will be hosting a Twitter chat on Monday (5/23), 8 pm ET with Baristanet’s Debra Galant to talk about the recently launched Authentically Local … Continue reading

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SPJ awards – Winners announced!

[CLICK FOR THE LINK TO THE WINNERS FROM THE SPJ REGION 10 BLOG] “The Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest is held annually by Region 10 of SPJ to honor exceptional journalism in Alaska, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana. The contest … Continue reading

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Yes! Magazine at the Seattle Green Festival – May 21-22

From Bainbridge Island based Yes! Magazine’s Facebook Event page Green Festival is celebrating what’s working in our communities—for people, business and the environment. The Festival hours are: Saturday, 10am – 7pm Sunday, 11am– 6pm Enjoy more than 125 renowned authors, … Continue reading

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OpenGovWest 2011

OpenGovWest took place in Portland over the weekend of May 13-15th. There was a lot of cross pollination amongst the Seattle Journalism scene, as the main organizer of the conference was Sarah Schacht from Knowledge As Power, a Seattle based … Continue reading

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Report – Hacks/Hackers Seattle & Knight-Mozilla News Innovation Challenge

Mozilla is best known for Firefox, the open source darling loved by millions which showed us that a browser is more than just a way to load websites, it’s a way to customize your experience of the web itself. Under … Continue reading

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Ben Huh – CEO of Cheezburger Network – May 16

Part two of the #NewsNext series brought to us by the Online News Association/Society of Professional Journalists collaboration featured a lively discussion with Cory Bergman (msnbc.com, breakingnews.com, Next Door Media) and Ben Huh (Cheezburger Networks). As the owner of the … Continue reading

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May 25 – Seattle Digital Literacy Mixer

More info on the Seattle Digital Literacy Facebook Event Page Time Wednesday, May 25 · 5:30pm – 8:00pm Location Slims Last Chance 5606 1st Ave S Seattle, WA It’s been over a month since we convened at the UW for … Continue reading

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