http://www.acmecoalition.org/taxonomy/term/14/0 en http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/07062008/vlogging_minny_2008_national_conference_media_reform <p>I've got one word for you.</p> <p>Wow.</p> <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GYz0KgGTNDU&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GYz0KgGTNDU&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><p> It is so good to be amongst old friends and colleagues here at the 4th National Conference on Media Reform.</p> <p>Where to start?</p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/07062008/vlogging_minny_2008_national_conference_media_reform/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/07062008/vlogging_minny_2008_national_conference_media_reform#commentsIndependent MediaJournalismMedia EducationMedia JusticeMedia ReformNew MediaSat, 07 Jun 2008 18:11:05 +0000Rob Williams229 at http://www.acmecoalition.org http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/04062008/letter_minny_blogging_2008_national_conference_media_reform <p>I am fired up.</p> <p>I am sitting in the Best Western hotel room here in Minneapolis (I like this town, and affectionately refer to it as "Minny") with my old friend - ACME co-founder and co-president Bob McCannon. </p> <p>We are preparing for ACME's first-ever TEACH-IN at the National Conference on Media Reform.</p> <p>ACME has attended all four of Free Press' National Media Reform conferences, beginning with the one in Madison back in 2003, running workshops and an exhibit booth advocating the importance of media education for media reform. </p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/04062008/letter_minny_blogging_2008_national_conference_media_reform/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/04062008/letter_minny_blogging_2008_national_conference_media_reform#commentsACME SummitIndependent MediaMedia EducationMedia JusticeMedia ReformNew MediaYouth MediaWed, 04 Jun 2008 13:23:53 +0000Rob Williams221 at http://www.acmecoalition.org http://www.acmecoalition.org/our_21st_century_media_culture_eight_shifts <p><center><a href="/files/ACME_shifts.pdf"><img src="/files/ACME_shifts_small.png"></a><br /> <a href="/files/ACME_shifts.pdf"><strong>Download the PDF</strong></a><br /> </center></p> http://www.acmecoalition.org/our_21st_century_media_culture_eight_shifts#commentsFree ACME Teaching ResourceMedia EducationNew MediaWed, 04 Jun 2008 02:08:49 +0000ACME220 at http://www.acmecoalition.org http://www.acmecoalition.org/acme_summit_2008 <p><center><br /> <h2>ACME Summit 2008</h2> <p></br></p> <h3>Teach ordinary citizens how to beat big media and create a more democratic 21st century media culture.<br /> </br><br /> <img src="/files/ACMESummitGraphic08.jpg"><br /> </br><br /> June 5th, 2008<br /> Minneapolis, MN<br /> </br><br /> <strong><a href="/summit_registration_2008/index.html">Summit Registration</a></strong></center><br /> </br></p> <p><a href="/acme_summit_2008/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/acme_summit_2008#commentsACME SummitActivismAdvertising and BrandingCultural StudiesIndependent MediaMedia EducationMedia JusticeMedia ReformNew MediaNews MediaParentsResearchTelevisionWorkshopWed, 27 Feb 2008 03:58:41 +0000ACME198 at http://www.acmecoalition.org http://www.acmecoalition.org/it_s_our_web <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkGmNJWbQaU"><img src="/files/itsourweb.jpg"</a></p> <p>From <a href="http://freespeech.org/ourweb">Free Speech TV</a>:</p> <p><a href="/it_s_our_web/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/it_s_our_web#commentsACME Video BlogActivismAdvertising and BrandingMedia EducationMedia ReformNew MediaWeb 2.0Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:53:24 +0000ACME191 at http://www.acmecoalition.org http://www.acmecoalition.org/bob_mccannon/01102007/new_news_vs_old_news_old_story <p>The crux of Tom Regan's thesis (article below) is: "The reality in today's world of online journalism is that both old and new views count, and traditional journalists ignore this at their own peril."</p> <p>He defines "new" news views as youth interests such as stories about the iPhone and "old" views as NY Times stories about the Iraq war. I see it as more than youth vs aged.</p> <p><a href="/bob_mccannon/01102007/new_news_vs_old_news_old_story/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/bob_mccannon/01102007/new_news_vs_old_news_old_story#commentsIndependent MediaJournalismMedia EducationMedia JusticeMedia ReformNew MediaNews MediaMon, 01 Oct 2007 15:45:24 +0000Bob McCannon178 at http://www.acmecoalition.org http://www.acmecoalition.org/bob_mccannon/24092007/how_biased_should_news_be <p>Here's a question. Should the news try to be objective? There is no doubt that Olbermann is a brilliant, articulate, analytic genius whose passion tends to agree with mine, and I love him. But, should we evolve toward a news environment that is totally composed of competing one-sided shows (like Olbermann and O'Reilly)? That seems to be the direction we are heading.</p> http://www.acmecoalition.org/bob_mccannon/24092007/how_biased_should_news_be#commentsJournalismMedia EducationMedia JusticeMedia ReformNew MediaNews MediaMon, 24 Sep 2007 22:07:22 +0000Bob McCannon172 at http://www.acmecoalition.org http://www.acmecoalition.org/web_2_0_foundational_terms <p><center><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Web_2.0_Map.svg"><img src="/files/800px_Web_2.0_Map.svg_.jpg"></a></center></p> <p>The following list of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0">Web 2.0</a> terms was compiled by Champlain College professors, Elaine Young and Rob Williams.</p> <p><a href="/web_2_0_foundational_terms/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/web_2_0_foundational_terms#commentsMedia EducationNew MediaSocial MediaWeb 2.0Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:20:47 +0000ACME170 at http://www.acmecoalition.org http://www.acmecoalition.org/bill_densmore/15092007/what_impact_virtual_worlds_civic_engagement_mit_researchers_will_study <p>Brad Seawell of the MIT Communications Forum writes to note that a free public forum on Thurs., Sept. 20 launches a new center studying the relationship between emerging media and civic engagement. A key area of inquiry is how virtual worlds such as SecondLife affect civic engagement in the real world.<br /> READ MORE: <a href="http://newshare.typepad.com/nenf/2007/09/virtual-vs-real.html" title="http://newshare.typepad.com/nenf/2007/09/virtual-vs-real.html">http://newshare.typepad.com/nenf/2007/09/virtual-vs-real.html</a></p> http://www.acmecoalition.org/bill_densmore/15092007/what_impact_virtual_worlds_civic_engagement_mit_researchers_will_study#commentsNew MediaSat, 15 Sep 2007 17:55:42 +0000Bill Densmore166 at http://www.acmecoalition.org http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/04092007/video_games_generational_divide_what_trade_offs <p>Happy post-Labor Day, friends.</p> <p>Here's a provocative editorial focused on online gaming. As always, the question of "trade offs" intrigues me - if one spends hours a day in online worlds, what is one missing in the real world? </p> <p>And does this matter?</p> <p>Certainly, all of us who live, work and play in Cyberspace maintain relationships, of sorts, there. And some online games demand problem-solving skills, exhibit nuanced narratives, and so forth.</p> <p>Here's the editorial:</p> <p><a href="/rob_williams/04092007/video_games_generational_divide_what_trade_offs/index.html">read more</a></p>http://www.acmecoalition.org/rob_williams/04092007/video_games_generational_divide_what_trade_offs#commentsNew MediaTue, 04 Sep 2007 13:31:20 +0000Rob Williams152 at http://www.acmecoalition.org