News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media

About a year ago I was interviewed by Ira Basen for an article he was working on for Walrus magazine.  The magazine nixed the article due to internal issues but Ira stated that he would find another avenue to...

Social Media and the Vancouver Election

One of the reasons I was happy to see Gregor Robertson elected as Mayor of Vancouver is because he understands new media.  Pete Quily has done a very in depth analysis of the mayoral run and concludes that...

Stanley Tippett to stay in Canadian jail: Kidnapping and Sexual Assault of 12...

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor DNA will certainly prove whether Child kidnapper Stanley Tippett, accused of sexual assault of a 12 year old is guilty or not, police feel confident they have their...

NowPublic @ Vidfest 2008

NowPublic is in attendance at the 2008 edition of Vidfest, which runs from May 21-24, 2008, here in Vancouver. The festival kicked off at the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday evening with an opening gathering held...

NowPublic in the News: Ryerson Review of Journalism

Michael Tippet (NP co-founder), Rachel Nixon (NP Global News Director), Alfred Hermida (UBC Journalism Professor), and myself (user, or citizen, or participant, or whatever you want to call me) are interviewed...

The Journalist of the Future Is Here

What will it take to make "citizen journalists" a viable component of the global news-creating community? Will citizen journalists  figure out how to create credible, well-researched news items in a way that...

Internet users transformed into news reporters

I'm constantly amazed at the international reach of this story.   here is the Middle East Times in Egypt talking about our deal with the AP:"SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA -- As picture-taking mobile telephones...

The Crowdsourcerer: NowPublic

By JACK KAPICA Globe and Mail Update"he June issue of Wired magazine coined an interesting buzzword: "crowdsourcing." It's like outsourcing, but with a large number of unpaid or...

NowPublic Closes 1.4 Million Angel Financing

It is now public..."For Immediate ReleaseThe News Really is NowPublic!NowPublic Closes 1.4 Million Angel FinancingLeading participatory news network raises one of largest angel rounds in the countryVancouver, May...

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