It is hard to believe it was one week ago that we were all coming together in the studios of WOSU@COSI in Columbus Ohio for PubCamp. Setting up for the event that morning I kept wondering how it would go, if people would be as into it as I was and what might come out [...]
The First Local PubCamp is Nearly Here! Susan Meyer and Andrew Miller Last fall WOSU Public Media was awarded a grant to participate in a new event in Washington D.C., PublicMediaCamp, and to replicate the camp in Columbus, Ohio. Created by PBS and NPR, at the core, PublicMediaCamp is an initiative to strengthen the relationship [...]
Last summer, Community Research Partners began work on a Data Byte report using the Internal Revenue Service’s county-to-county migration data. To compile this data, the IRS compares the address information a tax filer provided in her tax return to the one she provided the previous year. If the addresses are different, then that means she [...]
The web is swelling with user-generated content. Wikipedia entries are being updated by people not on the payroll. The biggest fans post directly on Facebook Fan Pages. People send unsolicited photos as email attachments, and video on YouTube as responses. And many staff members don’t know what to make of any of it. If this [...]
To me, the mere mention of “community partnerships,” connotes face-to-face interaction—the warm clasps of hands, the eye contact, the tone of voice—the cluster of nonverbal cues that influence how quickly relationships progress, stall or end. When I embark on a collaborative project, I get energized by the hunt for the right mix of people, the [...]
By Michael Rathke For nearly a year Capital City Radio has been flying under the radar as Columbus’ latest radio service. Haven’t heard it yet? It’s time to turn up your computer speakers and iPhones. (That is, unless you are one of the few that have an HD radio. If so, find us on the [...]
For my parents generation the television and two daily newspapers were the sources for the news. In the mornings while getting ready for school we’d listen to AM radio – WCCO. The biggest change in a generation was the advent of television news, which at the time was essentially the radio news being read by [...]
Think the world is moving fast? Do you think anyone could have described what Search Engine Optimization or SEO was 5 years ago? Now we are talking about whether or not SEO has a future in a new Social Media World. For the purposes of this post, SEO consists of three primary things; on page [...]
By Jamison Pack Recently, American University’s Public Media 2.0 Blog posted a story on StoryCorps plans to ramp up the evaluation of the program’s impact. If you’re familiar with StoryCorps, then chances are you’ve experienced its value in the driveway of your home or coming to and from work. According to the blog, more than [...]
By James Calder Over the past couple of years, I have been fortunate enough to be able to attend several “unconferences”, both locally and nationally. I say fortunate because these experiences have opened my eyes to how amazing the unconference format can be. I cannot think of a better way to share ideas, make personal [...]
