Citizen Media Series Part I
Listen to “We the Media: The Rise of Grassroots, Open-Source Journalism, and the Coming Era of the Citizen Activist” from February 13, 2006 at The Kennedy School of Government.
A public talk by Dan Gillmor — CitizenMedia.org founder & director, author of “We the Media,” and Berkman fellow — with respondents Alex Jones, Director of the Joan Shorenstein Center, and David Berlind, Executive Editor of ZDNet. This event was co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Center for Press, Politics and Public Policy
“As technology collides with journalism, democratizing the tools of media creation and distribution, news is evolving from a lecture into a conversation. As individuals become more engaged with the news and its creation, they will be taking steps beyond simply being better informed — a journey toward enhanced civic activism as well. This talk, the first in a series of four, explains recent developments in grassroots media and why they are so important to the notion of an informed citizenry.” - Dan Gillmor
Download the MP3 (time: 1:27:31).
