Interview with Marty Allen

evankepner — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:48:37 +0000

I was recently interview by Cleveland Internet radio personality Marty Allen of The Marty Allen Show about my work with Learn The Low End and our partnership with No Treble.

The interview was live and happened at the Lakewood Community Fair on Saturday September 12th. I’m also working on building Marty Allen’s new website, so be sure to check it out!

http://www.martyallenshow.com/theshow/2009/09/13/15/

Journalism vs Social Media

evankepner — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:39:16 +0000

There was an interesting NYTime Op-Ed piece today on the difference social media is making in our concept of journalism and engagement. I agree with the author that “journalism” as a discipline has certain requirements in style and structure, but I do not think that discounts the value of social media in reporting news. While journalists may act as a lens for those of us far away to gaze into another place they are also a filter, applying their own selective biases consciously or not. There are advantages to each, but I put my preference in having the access to the unfiltered media and information to make my own decisions, or at least to suppliment the view of a journalist.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/10/opinion/10iht-edcohen.html?_r=1

Reportr.net also gives some interesting insight from the “Future of Journalism Conference.”

http://reportr.net/2009/09/09/curran-dissects-perspectives-on-future-of-journalism/

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Interview with Marty Allen

Journalism vs Social Media