Author Archives: Jacob Caggiano
Building a News Oasis to end hunger in Puget Sound
By now, most people know about the epidemic of hunger. Here in the US, 1 out of 5 kids are going to bed without a solid meal — meaning every student you know is sitting next to someone in class … Continue reading
Big Questions from #SIC2011 – The Seattle Interactive Conference
In my first post on the Seattle Interactive Conference, I went over some locally developed tools designed to make information more relevant and insightful. Mobile apps like Trover, which allows geo-discovery through photos, and Evri, which organizes ~15,000 news feeds … Continue reading
Report back from the #SIC2011 – The Seattle Interactive Conference
Journalists have always covered the tech industry as a section of the newspaper, but now, due to the personal media explosion, the very existence of the trade is dependent on conversations and decisions that happen at events like this year’s … Continue reading
KING5 gives away $10,000 check at #HackingNews
UPDATE: Mini Doc video from KING5 at bottom and criticism of the licensing agreement from open source developer Jeff Reifman (via Geekwire) Hackathons are getting trendy. Not just in journalism, but health care, education, entrepreneurism, crisis management, mobile tech, government, … Continue reading
InfoCamp Seattle – Oct. 8th
Saturday, October 08, 2011 at 8:00 AM – Sunday, October 09, 2011 at 5:00 PM (PT) tickets & info on Eventbrite (sold out!) Follow #infocampseattle for live updates Join us at InfoCamp Seattle 2011 for an exciting weekend of talking … Continue reading
J-Day, UofW Seattle – Sept 15th
Join 800+ high school media students and their advisers for a day on the UofW Seattle campus. Attend two morning sessions presented by media professionals from area print /broadcast/online media (25 sessions on a range of topics.) After lunch, attend … Continue reading
Librarians + Journalists = match made in heaven?
[vimeo width=”400″ height=”225″]http://vimeo.com/25585289[/vimeo] I remember how it felt to discover that chocolate and strawberries are a little different, but still go amazingly well together. That’s how I’ve been feeling about JTM’s Beyond Books initiative, and we’ve had some exciting stuff … Continue reading
Seattle Digital Literacy Camp – Underway!
The Seattle Digital Literacy Summer Institute is well under way this week for youth age 13-19. You can follow updates on the program via the Seattle Digital Literacy Initiative Facebook Page Or visit seattledigitalliteracy.com
UW Masters of Communication in Digital Media Screen Summit
I’m assuming people around here know the #MCDM acronym by now. The Masters of Communication in Digital Media program, which spawned 10 years ago at the University of Washington, has just announced its largest graduating class (55 people), surpassing that … Continue reading
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