This video is a stunning example of how crowdsourcing can produce something that would just not have been possible before the internet. It brings together 185 voices from 12 countries, each singing on their webcam the composition “Lux Arumque” by composer Eric Whitacre. Whitacre made the sheet music available and edited together the contributions to produce this amazing work of art. The internet enabled this collaboration between a bunch of
PDF One of the most innovative ideas on how to reimagine print for Apple’s iPad comes from Sweden. The Swedish publisher Bonnier worked with design firm BERG to rethink how traditional magazine content could work on the iPad. The result, Mag+, is an innovative prototype, that goes beyond just reproducing text on a screen with some video next to it. Explaining the ideas behind the prototype, Bonnier R&D said: The concept
Using IBM’s ManyEyes, I did a word tag visualisation of the BBC Strategy Review (PDF), to reveal the most commonly used pair of words. The most common by far was “licence fee” mentioned 116 times. Next was “public space” with 60 mentions and “public service” at 47. As for the two digital stations facing closure, 6 Music was mentioned 21 times and Asian Network 13. Click on the image for
The outgoing director of the BBC’s global news division, Richard Sambrook, looked back at a career in journalism spanning 30 years in a conversation at the Frontline Club with Vin Ray, of the BBC College of Journalism. Sambrook is leaving the BBC to join PR company Edelman as “there’s not another job for me. I’ve run out of road”. Among his key points: The internet for breaking and daily news is
The Canadian Association of Journalists is holding a one-day conference in Toronto on Saturday 30 January on the theme of innovating the news. The aim is to learn about “emerging techniques, technologies and models to transform journalism for the 21st century”. There is a great line-up and I’m honoured to have been asked to participate. I’ll be holding a session on social media principles and practice, which is a lot
Charlie Brooker dissects the language of the TV news report. So true, it hurts. Print
An amusing and perceptive take on social media in 2009 by the talented Rob Cottingham: Print
Public Service Media in the Digital Age Tags: digital (Via Sacred Facts) Print
Director of the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism, Tom Rosenstiel, on the future of journalism at Minnesota Public Radio. He talks about the potential to produce better journalism now then ever before. His concerns: the unbundling of content and the challenge of monetising civic news. (Via Project for Excellence in Journalism) Print
Leonard Brody’s keynote address to Connect ’09 is well worth a watch. In his talk at the even for tech start-ups and innovators, organised by the BC Innovation Council, he outlines how we are in an age where innovation, entrepreneurial and technology are creating new opportunities. There are some lessons for the media here. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.892602&w=425&h=350&fv=] Leonard Brody at Connect ’09 – Watch more Videos at Vodpod. (Via Techvibes) Print