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Mapping User-Generated Media Part II: Location, Location, Location
Here’s the latest in a series of media maps we’re featuring in the run up to the June 17 conference, Beyond Broadcast: Mapping Public Media:
Linking to more than 700 sites, this map from the Knight Citizen News Network demonstrates the boom in user-generated online community news. From mtpolitics.net (“Conservative views on the goings-on in Montana”), to Blog San Diego (“Music, art and politics from California”), to MyMaineToday (a network of 470 town blogs that encourages residents to post news,… more
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UGC uses Hollywood archetypes to support Obama
This election season has seen a surge of commentary from the User Generated Content community, and Obama supporters have taken to comparing him to Hollywood… more
Crowdsourcing censorship
Annalee Newitz—tech reporter and editor of a hot new sci-fi blog io9—has an interesting column up on AlterNet titled User-Generated Censorship. She writes: Here’s how… more
Fair Use Question About Using Book Covers and Newspapers
QUESTION: Dear CSM, my little documentary that I’m producing — which of course I hope will be a big documentary — is using a montage… more
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Making Your Media Matter ‘08 Podcast and Discussion Forum
Audio podcasts and takeaways from the 2008 Making Your Media Matter conference are now available!
We welcome your comments and thoughts about the conference in our discussion forum at the bottom of the page.
UFVA Fair Use & Free Speech Contest - $500 for best fair use!
UFVA is hosting a contest for the best short documentaries employing fair use, made by higher education students and faculty.
Check out this fair use example from YouTube:
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Beyond Broadcast 2008
Beyond Broadcast has become a can't-miss destination for innovative media-makers, scholars and policy experts seeking to understand the evolution of public media in a digital, participatory era. The theme of this year's gathering is "Mapping Public Media," and we'll be using mapping and visualization tools to examine shifting forms, functions and fiscal strategies for public media projects. We'll also be… more

