About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
As part of APM’s Public Insight Journalism program, I was interviewed as about the use of sites like YouTube for political issues (vs. campaigns) – specifically in the context of the recent tennis match between animal rights groups vs farm industry groups. Here’s the bit of my interview they used on-air and online. “Garrick Van …
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Jon Gordon from APM’s Future Tense will be in the Twin Cities for a few days next week. If you want to say ‘Hi’ and your golf game isn’t what it could be, come by the Happy Gnome sometime after 5pm on Monday June 9 and grab a pint of Bender or Bubble Jack. Should …
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Bob Garfield’s Chaos Scenario 2.0 presentation on Monday night felt like the opposite of the Blind Men and the Elephant. He’s just one of the many people from different angles, proclaiming that Advertising is dying and it’ll kill media as we know it. “That horrible crashing sound you hear is a gravy train derailing.” – …
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After a decent night’s sleep, here’s my thoughts on last night’s MPR talk. It was originally an email, so some things might read a little weird. First off, I’d like to thank MPR (et al) for bringing all of us together. I alway enjoy our time together. I think very highly of Dan Gillmor (and …
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I’m at the MPR, MNSPJ event on ethics in online journalism1 with the esteemed Dan Gillmor. Greg and Erica are live-blogging. “Most are not…and a few are.” – Dan Gillmor “It’s not about ‘or’, it’s about ‘and.” – Dan Gillmor Again, it’s hard for newspapers to correct themselves. Apologies aren’t news. Who do you trust? …
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My pass at MPR’s Minnesota Budget Balancer with the differences from Gov. Pawlenty’s budget. Numbers in $$ millions. Spending Garrick Pawlenty Difference K-12 Education 685 685 Same Pre-school 200 38 -162 Healthcare 300 48 -252 Long-Term Care 76 76 Same Welfare & Other 48 48 Same Local Aid 300 65 -235 Property Tax Relief 40 …
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I’ll be in the audience of tonight’s recording of MPR’s The Loop: Digital Divisions. Hopefully I’ll see some you there as well. My notes and thoughts from the event: All the chairs are filled. A good cross-section of Minnesotans. Far more diverse in age, background, and ethnicity than the last time I was here at …
First off, I never contributed millions (or even thousands) to public radio. A couple hundred bucks here and there. And I know a couple people employed by the Minnesota Public Radio. Heck, I even helped them usability test their site a while back. Kinda fun sitting on the other side of the desk. That said, …
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When I started podcasting a year ago I was questioning Public Radio’s role in my life. The news and regular programs were no longer satisfying. Then they started the Current – kept me supporting them for a couple months. Then, it started to sound more like more of the same and hey, look, interesting stuff …