Community Media 2.0 The challenges of convergence Presentation to Media Literacy CORCOM 130 Wednesday - November 19, 2008

My Contact Info Felicia M. Sullivan [email_address] http://www.feliciasullivan.net

New Technologies Web 2.0 - called the semantic, participatory and / or read/write web Allow for distributed contribution Have features that allow for easy sharing Often are open at the software or platform level One tool linking / integrating with another

Web 2.0 - called the semantic, participatory and / or read/write web

Allow for distributed contribution

Have features that allow for easy sharing

Often are open at the software or platform level

One tool linking / integrating with another

Links to Community Media

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost

Accessible & low-cost

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training Enable broad communication

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Enable broad communication

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training Enable broad communication Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Enable broad communication

Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training Enable broad communication Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities Compatible with free speech agenda

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Enable broad communication

Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities

Compatible with free speech agenda

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training Enable broad communication Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities Compatible with free speech agenda Dependent on telecommunications infrastructure

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Enable broad communication

Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities

Compatible with free speech agenda

Dependent on telecommunications infrastructure

Links to Community Media Accessible & low-cost Need for education & training Enable broad communication Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities Compatible with free speech agenda Dependent on telecommunications infrastructure User is Producer

Accessible & low-cost

Need for education & training

Enable broad communication

Ideal for niche, local or fringe communities

Compatible with free speech agenda

Dependent on telecommunications infrastructure

User is Producer

Disconnects Most of the disconnects have to do with the nature of the technology rather than organizational processes of Community Media

Most of the disconnects have to do with the nature of the technology rather than organizational processes of Community Media

Disconnects Time-based / analogue processes

Time-based / analogue processes

Disconnects Time-based / analogue processes Structured / programmed

Time-based / analogue processes

Structured / programmed

Disconnects Time-based / analogue processes Structured / programmed Environment of scarcity

Time-based / analogue processes

Structured / programmed

Environment of scarcity

Disconnects Time-based / analogue processes Structured / programmed Environment of scarcity System of gatekeepers

Time-based / analogue processes

Structured / programmed

Environment of scarcity

System of gatekeepers

Disconnects Time-based / analogue processes Structured / programmed Environment of scarcity System of gatekeepers Many-to-many not one-to-many

Time-based / analogue processes

Structured / programmed

Environment of scarcity

System of gatekeepers

Many-to-many not one-to-many

Challenges for Community Media

Challenges for Community Media Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise

Challenges for Community Media Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise Building it is not enough

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise

Building it is not enough

Challenges for Community Media Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise Building it is not enough Need to think like host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise

Building it is not enough

Need to think like host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

Challenges for Community Media Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise Building it is not enough Need to think like host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper Bandwidth is critical

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise

Building it is not enough

Need to think like host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

Bandwidth is critical

Challenges for Community Media Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise Building it is not enough Need to think like host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper Bandwidth is critical Not as many computers as TV - important to address the digital divide in our communities

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise

Building it is not enough

Need to think like host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

Bandwidth is critical

Not as many computers as TV - important to address the digital divide in our communities

Challenges for Community Media Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise Building it is not enough Need to think like host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper Bandwidth is critical Not as many computers as TV - important to address the digital divide in our communities Resistance to learning new technologies

Need for web 2.0 skills & online community expertise

Building it is not enough

Need to think like host or facilitator, not like a producer or gatekeeper

Bandwidth is critical

Not as many computers as TV - important to address the digital divide in our communities

Resistance to learning new technologies

Opportunities for Community Media

Opportunities for Community Media Build on educator / knowledge broker role

Build on educator / knowledge broker role

Opportunities for Community Media Build on educator / knowledge broker role Guide to community content / audience broker

Build on educator / knowledge broker role

Guide to community content / audience broker

Opportunities for Community Media Build on educator / knowledge broker role Guide to community content / audience broker Convenor / catalyst / advocate

Build on educator / knowledge broker role

Guide to community content / audience broker

Convenor / catalyst / advocate

Opportunities for Community Media Build on educator / knowledge broker role Guide to community content / audience broker Convenor / catalyst / advocate Cultural facilitator / preservationist

Build on educator / knowledge broker role

Guide to community content / audience broker

Convenor / catalyst / advocate

Cultural facilitator / preservationist

Opportunities for Community Media Build on educator / knowledge broker role Guide to community content / audience broker Convenor / catalyst / advocate Cultural facilitator / preservationist Community communication (not just media)

Build on educator / knowledge broker role

Guide to community content / audience broker

Convenor / catalyst / advocate

Cultural facilitator / preservationist

Community communication (not just media)

Become An Open Source Organization Ellie Renni an Austrialian scholar promotes the idea of community media organizations in the age of convergence become “ open source organizations ” Reference: Community Media in Prosumer Era http://www.cbonline.org.au/3cmedia/3c_issue3/BarryERennie.pdf

Ellie Renni an Austrialian scholar promotes the idea of community media organizations in the age of convergence become “ open source organizations ”

Reference:

Community Media in Prosumer Era

http://www.cbonline.org.au/3cmedia/3c_issue3/BarryERennie.pdf

Become An Open Source Organization Ellie Renni, an Australian scholar, promotes the idea of community media organizations in the age of convergence become “ open source organizations ” drawing from the open source software movement. Reference: Community Media in Prosumer Era http://www.cbonline.org.au/3cmedia/3c_issue3/BarryERennie.pdf

Ellie Renni, an Australian scholar, promotes the idea of community media organizations in the age of convergence become “ open source organizations ” drawing from the open source software movement.

Reference:

Community Media in Prosumer Era

http://www.cbonline.org.au/3cmedia/3c_issue3/BarryERennie.pdf

Become An Open Source Organization Open platforms and processes Governance is open, inclusive and transparent Take / make / share – innovations disseminate rapidly Commonwealth – no one owns / all own Open source organizations include many and create a shared cultural space through:

Open platforms and processes

Governance is open, inclusive and transparent

Take / make / share – innovations disseminate rapidly

Commonwealth – no one owns / all own

Strategies for Community Media Promotional Website

Promotional Website

Strategies for Community Media Promotional Website Content Distribution

Promotional Website

Content Distribution

Strategies for Community Media Promotional Website Content Distribution Group Collaboration

Promotional Website

Content Distribution

Group Collaboration

Strategies for Community Media Promotional Website Content Distribution Group Collaboration Community Building

Promotional Website

Content Distribution

Group Collaboration

Community Building

Some Examples Cambridge Community Television http://cctvcambridge.org Denver Open Media http://www.denveropenmedia.org/ 100 Second Film Festival http://100seconds.org/ SYN: Student Youth Network http:// syn.org.au / National Youth Media Exchange Network http://www.nymapexchange.net/

Cambridge Community Television http://cctvcambridge.org

Denver Open Media http://www.denveropenmedia.org/

100 Second Film Festival http://100seconds.org/

SYN: Student Youth Network http:// syn.org.au /

National Youth Media Exchange Network http://www.nymapexchange.net/

Questions / Discussion

My Contact Info Felicia M. Sullivan [email_address] http://www.feliciasullivan.net

Felicia M. Sullivan

[email_address]

http://www.feliciasullivan.net