Quite possibly the coolest thing I’ve seen in the last 20 minutes. Goes good with coffee.
Good morning.
Archive | October, 2009
Oakland Local: News for the people
Hyperlocal. Citizen journalism. User generated content. All of these new buzzwords are being thrown around as possible solutions to the current journalism crisis. All around the country some really brilliant people are producing some really great projects in a collective effort to save the news business. Or at least to shape what comes after it’s demise.
We recently threw our hat into this idealistic ring with the hopes that we can better serve the Oakland public and turn some of those buzzwords into tangible next steps and a sustainable journalism model. This past Monday we launched Oakland Local, a new hyperlocal news site that incorporates traditional journalism with multimedia, user generated content and citizen journalism all in one place.
Remember when Freestyle DID NOT equal written raps?
This makes me smile. A lot.
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more about “Freestyle 101 with Doseone and Jel | …“, posted with vodpod
I’ve been getting my grumpy old man on for a minute when it comes to the current crop of “freestyle” MC’s and their shifting idea of what that means: spitting prewrittens, doing internet research and bringing out all types of props and skits and ish. (more…)
Categories
- Black folks, tech and media. And 12 people filling the gap
- The problem with the CNN Don Lemon & Nas interview
- Celebration for Lucille Clifton
- 17 and Cops: Coming of age as a young black man
- My own personal Lovelle Mixons
Publish2 Reading List
- AOL Says New Site Was Color-Blind in Hiringwww.theroot.comShare on:
- Martha Rosler, Take the Money and Run? Can Political and Socio-critical Art “Survive”? / Journal / e-fluxwww.e-flux.comShare on:
- Recovery Act: How Obama's Stimulus Is Changing America - TIMEwww.time.comShare on:
