Category: Citizen Media

Twitter Censorship in China

Posted by: Heather Green on July 18

Frederick Balfour, a BWer in China, blogs about the government monitoring Twitter accounts. According to a video interview with prominent blogger Oiwan Lam, China’s thought police have monitored twitter postings…

Web 3.0

Posted by: Stephen Baker on October 24

My assignment in Monaco was to lead a panel in defining Web 3.0—this when people are struggling to get their heads around Web 2.0. I wouldn’t say we emerged from…

This Week’s Podcast with NowPublic’s Michael Tippett

Posted by: Heather Green on April 26

In this week’s BW Cutting Edge podcast, Michael Tippett, the founder of NowPublic, explains the startup’s approach to citizen-controlled media. Based in Vancouver, enables collaboration between traditional reporters and the public.

Bw Podcast with Backfence’s Susan DeFife

Posted by: Heather Green on April 19

Susan DeFife, the president and CEO of Backfence, talks about the startup, which provides tools for community journalism. Backfence, launched in the Washington, D.C.area a year ago. Now it’s expanding, in part through the recent acquisition of Bayosphere, the San Francisoc Bay service started by citizen media guru Dan Gillmor.

Backfence Acquires Bayosphere

Posted by: Heather Green on April 17

After failing to gain traction on his own as an entrepreneur with his startup Bayosphere, Dan Gillmor has found a home for the citizen media service. It has been acquired by BackFence, a community media site that got its start last year in neighborhoods around Washington, D.C.

Current TV Gains Ground with Comcast

Posted by: Heather Green on March 28

Current TV, the new cable channel created by former VP Al Gore to help democratize TV by getting viewers involved, lands Comcast as a new distribution partner. Big step forward.

Citizen Media’s OhmyNews Grabs Funding

Posted by: Heather Green on February 22

Citizen journalism pioneer OhmyNews gets $11 million in funding from Softbank.

Tracking Citizen Media and Bayosphere

Posted by: Heather Green on February 13

Pointer to two BW stories by Heather Green on Dan Gillmor’s Bayosphere and citizen journalism.

Dispersed Community = Little Citizens Journalism?

Posted by: Heather Green on January 26

Mulling over Amy Gahran’s musings about whether a lack of community in the Bay area is one reason why Dan Gillmor’s Bayosphere citizens journalism startup couldn’t get any traction.

Should Dan Gillmor have blogged the travails of Bayosphere

Posted by: Stephen Baker on January 25

Should Dan Gillmor have blogged the travails at Bayosphere?

Dan Gillmor and the End of Bayosphere?

Posted by: Heather Green on January 24

A little about Dan Gillmor’s open letter about the future of Bayosphere, the citizens media startup that he started.

Empowering the Interviewee

Posted by: Heather Green on January 02

Interesting story today in the NYTimes about how the Internet and blogs, in particular, allow the subject of news articles to answer back when they think they have been misquoted…

As Gillmor moves, what happens to Bayosphere?

Posted by: Stephen Baker on December 21

As Dan Gillmor moves on to head a Citizen’s Media Center, what happens to Bayosphere?