America at Sidewalk-Level: Placeblogs as a Lens into Citizen Journalism

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Citizen journalist, Lisa Williams joins Dan Gillmor to discuss Placeblogger.com, a project she is working on with support from the Center for Citizen Media.

Produced by Indigo Tabor and Colin Rhinesmith.

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  1. Doctor Daisy » placeblogger preview

    November 8, 2006 @ 11:08 pm

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    [...] Here is a video of today’s talk and here’s a link to the podcast, both of which are available on the Media Berkman blog. You can even reach it via Second Life. [...]

  2. Citizen Media Watch » Placeblogger - a new hub for hyperlocal blogging in the States

    January 16, 2007 @ 4:31 pm

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    [...] “Placeblogger.com’s goal is to serve the community of placebloggers”, said Lisa Williams at a presentation at The Berkman Center at Harvard. She wants to make it easier for placebloggers to find eachother, among other things by using geotagging. The site also provides OPML readinglists for each country (there are a few placeblogs listed outside the US, but they’re not many), state and city. Each blog is pinned to a map, has a short description and a few lines of the most recent posts. There’s a Yahoo Group and mailing list connected to the site. It’s also a one stop shopping for people who are interested in citizen journalism in the United States. You can actually see, instead of just theorize. [...]

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America at Sidewalk-Level: Placeblogs as a Lens into Citizen Journalism

Citizen journalist, Lisa Williams joins Dan Gillmor to discuss Placeblogger.com, a project she is working on with support from the Center for Citizen Media.

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Produced by Indigo Tabor and Colin Rhinesmith.

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