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by Jeff Fecke | September 28, 2009 • It’s funny. If your average guy were to rape a 13-year-old girl and then flee into exile rather than paying for his crime, pretty much everyone and their twin sister would agree that he was a scumbag who deserved nothing less than the hammer of justice brought down upon him. Continue Reading
I am amazed. Our government has tortured in our names, and the streets are empty, the campuses are calm. Our President wants only “torture-plus” investigated for possible prosecution. Arguably, not to investigate credible allegations of torture is itself a war crime. Continue Reading
Please join us for the Twin Cities Media Alliance’s 2009 Fall Media Forum on Saturday November 7, at the Hennepin County Library Central branch, 300 Nicollet Mall, downtown Minneapolis, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.The theme for this year’s forum is Networking And The New Media Landscape: Reporting News, Building Community, Making Money: “In the new media landscape, information, audiences and resources all travel across networks. This participatory forum offers journalists, bloggers and news consumers the opportunity to make connections and share best practices for news reporting, building audiences, and raising revenue.”The focus for this year’s forum will be on networking and participation. If you want to participate in planning the program, by proposing a presentation or workshop, or suggesting a speaker, you can join our Twin Cities Media Alliance Fall Forum Facebook group , and add your ideas to our wiki page at http://tcmediaforum.wik.is Or email jeremy@tcmediaalliance.org with your suggestions.Presenters so far include:Wade Beavers, DoApps: “Mobile News – Accessing and contributing wherever and whenever” John Daenzer, Director of New Media at WCCO-TV / WCCO.com – “The Wire” Peter Fleck, PFHyper: Going Hyperlocal: creating and sustaining hyperlocal newsMike Griffin, Macalester College: What’s Happening With Media ReformBob Ingrassia, Internet Broadcasting System: NewsBobber – a new Minnesota News AggregatorRick Mahn, Social Media Breakfast MS: online and offline communities and the benefits they bring. Julia Opoti, Ahmed Wassie and Doug Mcgill: Covering African Diasporas in Minnesotas.Matt Peiken, Three Minute Egg: “Go Independent, Go Video: How to conceive, launch and fund your own video blog.”Justin Piehowski, Internet Broadcasting System: “How I Help TV Stations Make Money With Online ContentBruce Schneier: Blogging, the New Media, and the Generation GapAshley Schweitzer, Nonprofit Assistance Fund: The L3C Model for Funding JournalismDavid Skarjune, “Community Building in the Real and Online Worlds.” Susannah Schouweiler and Andy Sturdevant of MnArtists.org: How New Media is Changing Arts CriticismGreg Snow, Perfect Porridge: Social Media 101: Strategies and ToolsMatt Thompson, online community manager for the Knight Foundation: The media ecosystem in the Twin Cities – what I hope we are creatingAdmission is free, but donations to the Twin Cities Media Alliance will be cheerfully accepted.To register, click here. Sponsors: Continue Reading
I’ve been on a mission. Since the release of the torture memos in April, I have been trying to find out if my Senators and Congressman support the prosecution of torturers. (My efforts with Sen. Franken started the day after he was sworn in.)
(Inspired by Gallagher, the watermelon-smashing comedian, who asked, “If your knees bent the other way, what would a chair look like?”)
We humans are quite the mixture. We are selfish, competitive, individualistic creatures. And we are also selfless, cooperative, social creatures. It’s a miracle we’re not constantly confused.
I’ve just returned from vacation and have 246 e-mails in my inbox, so no newsletter today—but Arts Orbit Radar as you’ve come to know and love it will be back in action next week, complete with a new column from André. Anyway, you probably already know what’s happening this weekend: the Fringe! Our Fringe bloggers have all the ins and outs on the dozens (and dozens) of shows. Other events can be found on our calendar; subscribe to our daily headlines e-mail, follow ArtsOrbit on Twitter, and become our fan on Facebook to stay on top of all this week’s artsy events. Continue Reading