http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog New directions in public media for a digital, participatory era Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:49:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Visit our new Beyond Broadcast 2008 site for details on the conference. Interested in participating? Join the Beyond Broadcast social network. http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=153 Readers of this blog may have noticed that we've changed the subtitle of the conference from "Remapping Public Media" to "Mapping Public Media." How come? Well, frankly, we've decided there currently is no consensus about what a map of public media might look like, or how to even draw one. There ... http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=152 Public Media Leaders: This year’s Beyond Broadcast will involve our partners in a Ford-funded initiative designed to help public media outlets make the transition to a digital and global media environment. Join us at the conference to meet and learn from leaders from PBS, NPR, PRI, PRX, Sundance, The National ... http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=151 We're excited to announce that the Center for Social Media will be organizing Beyond Broadcast 2008, which will take place in the DC area on June 17. The theme of this year's conference will be "Remapping Public Media" --our focus is on visualizing the evolution and impact of media for ... http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=150 Drawing the second session of the day to a close, the working groups for Beyond Broadcast 07 came back together to report on their progress and discussions. Some stand out groups were the Free Culture group, who began with a hands-on exercise, creating a timeline of imporant Free Culture milestones ... http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=149 >> Watch the video here << This year's conference definitely started off on a more political slant, with Henry Jenkins' opening keynote speech reflecting on the various ways that democracy manifests itself in the world. Briefly reflecting this country's history of protest and demonstration, writing and pamphleterring, and of course, ... http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=145 Welcome by Steve Schultze, MIT Comparative Media Studies (video of Steve's welcome) Welcome to Beyond Broadcast 2007. We’re delighted that you’re part of the sold-out crowd this year, and we’re sure that this year will build on the energy and success of last year’s event. Thanks for joining us at MIT. ... http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=146 > > 2007 VIDEOS NOW ONLINE HERE << We'll be continually updating this page with videos related to Beyond Broadcast 2007. If you've produced something we should include here, just drop us an email at info@beyondbroadcast.net. You may also want to check out the complete audio and video coverage ... http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=123 Thanks to Kenny Miller, American teenagers are probably better informed about the confusing world in which they live and somewhat prepared to cope with the angst that defines adolescence. They’re also probably behind on their homework. Miller, after all, is responsible for the huge popularity of The N, the nighttime ... http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=142 There is a new digital policy wonk in Washington, DC and her name is Jennifer Harris of the Center for Digital Democracy. She’ll be joining Drew Clark, Senior Writer at the National Journal, Chuck DeFeo of TownHall.com and Tad Hirsch of the MIT Media Lab on the Participatory Democracy panel. In ... http://www.beyondbroadcast.net/blog/?p=139