From a CCJIG post of 23 February 2009:
Brein McNamara, who is deaf, is a winner of the 2008 Knight News Challenge.
Mr. NcNamara is also an activist trying to get for the deaf minority “equitable access to the tools of citizen journalism in American Sign Language.” Here is why he supports citizen journalism:
Many everyday people have looked at their communities and tried to answer for the lack of information that exists. This is especially important when such a lack is a root cause at the persistence of many other problems in the community. This is why I wish to step up; something needs to be done. This is what forms citizen journalism, those who step up to answer the needs of their community.
The investment fund that owns the Washington Blade, the Southern Voice, Genre magazine, and other gay publications has been forced into receivership by the federal Small Business Administration (SBA), which will sell the fund’s assets and distribute the proceeds to investors.
“As a consequence of defendant’s continuing violation… SBA is entitled to the injunctive relief… including the appointment of SBA as receiver of [the Avalon Equity Fund],” the SBA wrote in an August 2008 court filing, which was only recently found by Gay City News.
Avalon, which owns a stake in the company that publishes the New York Blade and HX, was licensed by the SBA as a small business investment company (SBIC) in 2000. Through 2007, it borrowed just over $38 million from the federal agency to invest in gay media properties and a range of other ventures.
As part of its contract with the SBA, Avalon was required to have private money or assets in the fund from sources, such as individual investors, that had a value equal to half the amount it borrowed from the SBA or just over $19 million. (more…)
The Journal of Visual Literacy (JVL) invites manuscripts for a special issue on the visual dimensions of political communications. We seek manuscripts that explore empirical, theoretical, practical, or applied aspects of visual literacy and political communications. Visuals have become increasingly important in political communications, with newer media such as the Internet and MTV-influenced television requiring use of photographs, illustrations, and video clips, as well as de-emphasizing text. Given the importance of visuals in television spots, web ads, and other political marketing vehicles, there is a great need to study their role in these and other political communications globally. Some suggested topics in the area of visual dimensions of political communication are: (more…)
From USAToday, By Declan McCullagh, News.com: An online protest involving 20 tons of peanuts delivered to CBS Entertainment in New York and California has succeeded in bringing back the television show Jericho, which the network canceled last month. In an online announcement Wednesday afternoon, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler called the online outcry a “probably unprecedented display of passion in support of a prime time television series” and said CBS has ordered seven more episodes of the show for mid-season.
Read all about it…
This appears to be a good organizational communication tool, and I’m wondering whether it can also serve as a functional alternative for division listservs.
Camilla