Is #media2012 the most radical project associated with London 2012?
Latest film for the #media2012 project, makes a new argument.
Latest film for the #media2012 project, makes a new argument.
This month, UWS advertises new PhD studentships that will be under my supervision. The first is on the Ethics of Citizen Journalism and Social Media, while the other (possibly two) is advertised in association with the broad remit of the Creative Futures Research Centre, which I direct. here’s the link to their briefs and application details.
Today, I published an article in the Guardian about how HE has been affected by the Olympic process leading up to London 2012 and what we can expect next. Heres’ the post in full
On Friday this week, I’ll give a keynote at the PSA Sport & Politics annual conference in Southampton. It’s titled Citizen Journalism & the London 2012 Olympic Games: Ambush Media, Celebrating Humanity & Political Resistance
Today, I published an article with the Guardian Higher Educaton network, which discusses strategic decisions for researchers in preparation for REF2014 – the UK’s governmental research evaluation in universities. The piece draws together many conversations I’ve had with colleagues in the last few years about what matters when publishing. I’ve always been a staunch supporter of book chapters and edited volumes, but evidence from RAE2008 makes it hard to sustain a commitment to such titles. On balance, I’d advise people to focus on journal articles, unless they are too impatient to publish something.
On Thursday, I’ll give a talk for the DCMS and PODIUM conference ‘Evaluating and Researching the Games’. I’ll give a talk titled: ‘#media2012: the regenerative potential and economic value of citizen journalism’,
This week, the #media2012 collective launched the #media2012 Charter, a document that outlines the mission and values of the community. The website has a Q&A with me, explaining what it’s all about, but here are a few additions. We also launched a self-accreditation for #media2012, featured here as t thumbnail image.
The #media2012 Charter mirrors almost exactly the design and layout of the Olympic Charter, published by the IOC. It is thus, like the Google Art project, which involved a script that changed all Google adverts into art works in a browser. Similarly, #media2012 advocates the absence of brands during the biggest brand fest in the world.
I would want the Charter to be adopted by subsequent host city citizen journalism communities. It is written with this in mind and needs little adaptation to be suitable. Having done this kind of work for 6 Games now – 7 including London 2012 – I’m optimistic that citizen journalism can change how people consume the Games experience, providing a meaningful way of participating, rather than just spectating.
I also want #media2012 to act as a kind of rich data set – a picture of how the Games look through another lens. By implication, it is a curated environment. We can’t capture the whole of the web, but we can study qualitatively how distinct communities have experienced it.
Film from Roy Stringer event with Martha Lane Fox, Patrick Fox, Peter Barron, Herb Kim and me.
film from my lecture at Aalto University Helsinki in January.
Wednesday 8 February, 6pm -7.30pm, at the Bluecoat.
Chaired by Roger Phillips of BBC Radio Merseyside
Next week, I’ll be part of a panel on this debate related to artist Gina Czarnecki’s exhibition at the Bluecoat Liverpool.
