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Twitter: An Incredible Tool For Journalists

by Dave Kempa

Recent Twitter convert and respected journalist for the Guardian Jon Henley shares the role Twitter played in his recent piece on telling the stories of people in Greece. Before heading to Greece Jon tweeted that he was looking for stories of hardship and self help. By the time he landed he had hundreds of crowd-sourced stories and on the ground insight. According to Jon, … [Read more...] about Twitter: An Incredible Tool For Journalists

Clay Shirky on TED – How Cognitive Surplus Will Change the World

by Dave Kempa

In this TEDTalks video, Clay Shirky talks about his belief that our 2.o universe’s cognitive surplus will change the world, and how tools such as Ushahidi (which means ‘witness’ or ‘testimony’ in Swahili) succeed in helping to make sense of the sea of information around us. Ushahidi is an open-source software that was originally created to track events in Kenya in the wake of … [Read more...] about Clay Shirky on TED – How Cognitive Surplus Will Change the World

“Whose Streets?” — Occupy’s May Day Call to Arms (Pt. 2)

by Dave Kempa

This is the second of two installments of a multimedia-accompanied creative feature recounting the events of Occupy Wall Street’s May Day General Strike, which took place on May 1, 212. Be sure to check out the first installment, published on Thursday, May 3rd, for a recap of the day’s earlier events. Members of the Occupy Guitarmy prepare for their march with Rage Against the … [Read more...] about “Whose Streets?” — Occupy’s May Day Call to Arms (Pt. 2)

Showers to Flowers – Occupy’s May Day Call to Arms (Pt. 1)

by Dave Kempa

This is the first of two installments of a multimedia-accompanied creative feature recounting the events of Occupy Wall Street’s May Day General Strike, which took place on May 1, 2012. Be sure to come back for the second installment, which will be published on Monday, May 7th. Men and women across New York City awoke on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 to two SMS messages on their cell … [Read more...] about Showers to Flowers – Occupy’s May Day Call to Arms (Pt. 1)

Occupy Guitarmy Sings “One Guitar” Before March to Union Square

by Dave Kempa

Social Media Chimps was out in Manhattan all day yesterday covering Occupy Wall Street’s May Day General Strike, and we’re currently compiling videos and photos to accompany a longform written piece on the day’s actions, which should be available tomorrow. … [Read more...] about Occupy Guitarmy Sings “One Guitar” Before March to Union Square

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