I remember sitting in a news meeting at the Edmonton Journal when the subject of Mack Male came up. This was a few years ago, before I had met him. The editor pitching the story mentioned that Mack was 25.“Mack Male is not 25,” I said with certainty.Completely unfounded certainty, as it turned out. … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 8
Whenever I feel like having happy thoughts about the future of journalism, I think about Linda Hoang. She’s an excellent Edmonton example of what Jay Rosen calls “smart young newsies” – digital natives who are passionate about journalism and aren’t afraid to try new ways of doing it. Global Edmonton was smart enough to snap her … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 7
The past week saw the debut of YegNews.com, billed as “Edmonton’s Online Newspaper.” The launch of a new source of journalism is always good news, and I love that the focus is local. I see quite a few comments, tweets and likes, too, which indicates it is being well-received.I hold YegNews’s founders, Scott McKeen and … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 6
The biggest new media event of the past week was Pecha Kucha Night, the 10th in a series of stimulating conversation-starters put on by Edmonton’s NextGen committee. If you missed it or want to relive it, the Edmonton Journal has archived video of its livestream, and presenter Mack Male has a comprehensive summary and commentary, … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 5
Much of the new media buzz this week emanated from TEDxEdmonton, a day of inspirational talks at the Citadel on June 11. I didn’t go, but I’m looking forward to watching the video. The live-stream is archived here, but the sound is kind of sketchy. Twitter was of course alive with TED talk throughout the … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 4
It was good news for wonks when Dave Cournoyer came home from Australia and leapt back into blogging on the suddenly interesting Alberta political scene. Last week alone saw five posts, including a look at the Conservative leadership contenders, the matter of who to blame for teacher layoffs, and the Alberta Liberals’ recent changes.Dave is … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 3
This week I’ve been thinking about a media myth that needs to die. It goes something like this: "It’s all fine and well for bloggers to do whatever they do, but who is going to sit through city council meetings? Journalists, that’s who.“ This reveals a useless and destructive dualism that keeps journalism from adapting … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 2
As an admirer of Edmonton’s new media scene, I thought there might be room for a weekly roundup of what’s going on out there. This notion coalesced after a meeting with The League of Extraordinary Media. It is inspired by the fine daily aggregation done by the edmontonian and the weekly summary put together by … More Edmonton New Media Roundup 1
Seen and Heard in Edmonton 