Images from DNA2009
It looked touch and go until the very last minutes. Many other media conferences have simply thrown in the towel and cancelled. We decided not to, and our blind faith (and deep anxiety) paid off as more than 250...
Read moreThe Zombie Media
Hold the front page! They are the walking dead. Conventional media companies, that is. They are already dead, they just don’t know it. “I’m still alive” they say. Tear off an arm… or fire 30% of your editorial staff…...
Read moreThe Winner Is….
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/3335210[/vimeo] Alexandra Garcia, videojournalist with The Washington Post has won the Concentra Award for Videojournalism for 2009. The 10,000 Euro prize, along with the statue will be awarded to her as soon as she returns from her current shooting...
Read moreLive Blogging DNA
front row, center I am live blogging from DNA2009.com here in Brussels at the Plaza Hotel. We had a great deal of trepidation as we approached the opening day. Many other conferences had and have cancelled. We pushed on…...
Read moreConcentra Nominees
[vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/3334394[/vimeo] Travis Fox, The Washington Post, USA [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/3335097[/vimeo] Stef Biemans, VPRO, Netherlands [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/3334862[/vimeo] Subina Shreshta, Al Jazeera, Dubai Above, three of the 8 finalists for the Concentra Videojournalism Award. The 10,000 Euro prize will be presented next week during...
Read moreThe Man Who Came to Breakfast
Notice the marmite…… Jeff Jarvis dropped over for breakfast yesterday. Somewhere between Dubai and Davos, he carved out an hour for a few slices of Sullivan Street Bakery sesame bread and white fish salad. He came over to talk...
Read moreBrussels – March 4-5th, 2009
Come on in… We are here in the Rosenblum Institute in Brussels to firm up the agenda for DNA2009. We have moved the conference to the Plaza Hotel in downtown Brussels, which has a nice, old world feel to...
Read moreMy Day With Jeff Jarvis…
…and a lot of other people… I am sure we can find some way to work together…. Yesterday, I spent the entire day with Jeff Jarvis and about 200 of his closest friends. It was the second annual New...
Read moreEyes on the Prize
Selling last year’s rug on eBay… We are gearing up for this year’s DNA2009 Digital News Conference in Brussels. The headline for all VJs is that we are once again awarding our €10,000 prize for the best VJ piece...
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