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Citizen Journalism Takes Jacksonville by Storm
The people’s news - of the people, by the people, for the people. Call it what you will - street journalism is the “new black” of information in the digital age. Also known as citizen journalism, and typically disseminated in an online format, it is mobile, real time, and pays mind to you. Florida-based news site...[read more]
Is Local News Over?
My first proper job was on a local newspaper. In the beginning I worked at the paper’s main office, on an industrial estate sandwiched between a sewage works and a scent factory. I could never work out whether the location had been chosen as a deliberate reflection of the paper’s values.[read more]
Public Access and Openness Is a Win-Win-Win
This November, Marin County residents will be asked to vote in six council elections, three district elections, and one mayoral election on top of eight ballot initiatives. There are 40 people running for 22 positions and there have been debates in most of the races. Not one is available online on-demand, and at least one wasn’t even recorded. This, in the most tech-savvy part of the country, is unacceptable.[read more]
Did New York Overreact to Hurricane Irene?
Hurricane Irene prep: New York City Transit employees built a sea wall at Lenox Yard in Harlem to prevent water from flowing into the yard Credit: by MTAPhotosAugust is a typical lull in the amphetaminized 24-hour news cycle. People go on vacation, Congress adjourns to their vacation homes in Maine, and big media outlets squeeze stories...[read more]
Urbanism in Print: A Magazine Review
Architecture, urbanism, and sustainable design have been covered in print exceptionally well this last month. Here’s some highlights. Icon magazine delivered another strong issue, though not quite up to the standard of last month’s incredible Africa issue. Icon always cover a broad range of topics, with this month being no different....[read more]
Sustainable Cities Collective
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“I agree I think that the nature of human interaction and involvement depends on the nature of the actual facility itself. Getting people in and around fossil fuel burning power plants is seen as a security risk, but that still leaves many components of our infrastructure that could benefit from being noticed (and that citizens could benefit from noticing). I think of examples like John ...”
“I thinks it's provocative. In Florida, we were given tours of muncipal water treatment facilities as children, less so access to energy facilities. There is a cogeneration facility at MIT that sits comfortably in the urban context, as thousands pass by daily. But I'm always concerned that critical systems and humans should not mix for the most part. Educational programs may make the same point ...”