News Leadership 3.0

March 21, 2010

Community Information Challenge Boot Camp: Liveblog, video stream

This week, the Knight Digital Media Center @ USC Annenberg is hosting a boot camp for local news and information projects funded via Knight Foundation’s Community Information Challenge. Representatives of several place-based foundations will be learning and brainstorming on how to launch and run local projects under this initiative.

KDMC will be liveblogging this event today through March 25. Here’s the liveblog, and also information on our live video stream of some bootcamp events…

<a href="http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=db4ad4f401" >KDMC Community Info Challenge Bootcamp</a>

WATCH LIVE VIDEO STREAM

We’ll live stream most of the conference. That includes these segments, and much of the rest of the program (times are Pacific):

Monday, March 22

9:00-10:30 am: Your Project - From Idea to Implementation. Susan Mernit, digital entrepreneur, founder OaklandLocal.com (DOWNLOAD Susan’s presentation, Mernit planning assignment)
10:45 am -12:15 pm: Content strategy. Amy Gahran, digital media consultant, senior editor OaklandLocal.com (DOWNLOAD Content Strategy Handouts & Assignment)

For participants who cannot download/use MS Word or Xcel spreadsheet documents, they are available on Google docs. But PLEASE FIRST watch this short video tutorial to learn how to make your own copy of these documents, so other people have clean originals to work from.

Tuesday, March 23

9:00 -10:30 am: Technology and Web Development. Lisa Williams, founder Placeblogger.com (DOWNLOAD Lisa’s presentation, assignment: Web Development 101—Specifications, Wireframes, & Hiring Technical Talent for Your Project)
10:45 am -12:15 pm: Launching Your Project. Susan Mernit. (DOWNLOAD: Project launch presentation, Project Launch Assignment)

Wednesday, March 24

9-10:30 am: Evaluating Your Project’s Progress, Hallie Preskill and Ellen Martin, FSG Social Impact Advisors (Presentation, assignment)
10:45 am -12:15 pm: Web Metrics for Community News Organizations, by Dana Chinn, Lecturer, USC Annenberg School of Journalism

By Amy Gahran, 03/21/10 at 7:12 am
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Dana Chinn’s talk on metrics/analytics was excellent from what i can read, i missed the live stream of the main bootcamp but was able to read the text frlom the live blog so thanks for keeping it up

By Telephone Answering Service, 06/29/10 at 9:03 am

Nice video blog. scrabble help

By laura44, 07/16/10 at 1:13 am

Missed the boot camp, but great video blog.
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By Sussib, 07/29/10 at 10:44 am

This is some really great information. I think it is awesome anytime you can get together in a community and make it better. I like to give away free handmade jewelry in my city to people that appreciate it. Thanks

By Melia890, 07/30/10 at 5:52 pm

This is a great video that really encourages people to go out in to the community and bring people closer together. My cheap auto insurance company does a lot of stuff in the community to help others.

By Carletta, 07/30/10 at 6:04 pm

This was a great video. I love being active in my community and making it a better place to live. Hopefully I can make mine better in the future. I really appreciate your post.

Thanks Jenice Myers
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