The Video Activist Network has some links to video activism how-tos and other resources.
Free Press has a “Beginner’s Guide [which] presents an introductory look at media reform” and some activist tools in the form of pdfs such as Media Policy 101 {link to pdf} and Media Reform Action Guide. {link to pdf}
BL Ochman has a nice bit of advice on How to Write Killer Blog Posts and More Compelling Comments. These skills are very important for grassroots journalists. My favorite one is: Short, declarative sentences are good. Web readers demand them. Bloging Pro pointed me to this article.
There are some very cool ideas flowing “next door” in my fellow NC city of Greensboro. (I live in Chapel Hill). David Hoggard just posted a entry called Greensboro Blog Swarm Project. Quote: “The idea is to identify a community issue and get local bloggers to focus on it for a period of time with an eye toward compiling all of the posts into a collaborative end product.” There is a good discussion about this happening over at the Greensboro101 forums here.
Dan Gillmor submits a draft document to his blog called The End of Objectivity (version 0.9). Lots of good ideas there in. What does this mean for the world? Will big media embrace these ideas? If they don’t will we? What happens if citizen journalist listen to Dan and big media ignors him?
What AudioActivism is and does is in flux. One constant is audio. Another is my love of all peoples, democracy, and social justice. Oh yeah and I’m always going to be politically and socially a leftist! I’m just too old to change that now. 
It’s my definition of the term ‘Activism’ that has become more complex. [Here is how wikipedia defines activism.]
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This weeks show is a two part interview with blogger extraordinaire Ed Cone. He’s a professional journalist who’s “beat” is technology and most specifically the inner working of blogging. We talked about a bunch of stuff such as the Greensboro News & Record’s exploration into blogging, citizen & professional journalism, local & national blogging, critical thinking, the law, etc. Here is part two.
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This weeks show is a two part interview with blogger extraordinaire Ed Cone. He’s a professional journalist who’s “beat” is technology and most specifically the inner working of blogging. We talked about a bunch of stuff such as the Greensboro News & Record’s exploration into blogging, citizen journalism & professional journalism, local blogging & national blogging, and education. Here is part one. Part two will out in a few days.
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Dan Gillmor today points to a story in USA Today by Philip Meyer, a UNC School of Journalism professor. [Yeah Chapel Hill!] Meyer says, “The old media aren’t getting worse. They’re just getting humble.” I hope he’s right…it seems this is really a race against the clock. Bloggers and technology are moving way faster. Either big media “gets it” or they get ignored.
Andy Carvin of The Digital Divide Network has a how-to on his blog about podcasting with his Treo 600. (a personal digital assistant and phone all in one device) The process he writes about is similar to the Citizens Journalist Tech Kit 001, but he records straight to MP3 and blogs the MP3 all from the Treo! Thus bringing to life MoPodcasting (Mobile Podcasting)!
I got a nice comment about my Citizen Journalism Tech Kit 001 from Adam at baffledexperts.com. I checked out his site and he has several great tutorials on mics, headphones, mini-disc recorders, digital recorders, etc., etc. Check them out!
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