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 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.
During the #ANDfest we had a Hacks and Hackers meeting run by ScraperWiki. Participants spent the day developing a story and scraping data to support it. This was an important step forward for #media2012. Here are some photos from the day.
Another #ANDfest passes, another weekend of great art/film/digital/networking/speaking etc. Here’s a glimpse of my weekend. A lot is omitted from what took place, but this is what fell in front of my lens.
photographs from Leicester’s Community Media week, where I gave a brief overview of the East Midland’s role in #media2012. great day.
In advance of next week’s #media2012 meeting, here’s the latest version of the media blueprint for London 2012, published for the #media2012 community.
Citation is:
Miah, A. (2011) Media Blueprint for 2012, v1.2, Published by #media2012, Available online at http://www.media2012.org.uk
The next meeting of the #media2012 community takes place on June 6th in Leicester, hosted by @Citizenseye. A number of people from around the UK will visit during the Community Media Week led by John Coster and we’ll have an afternoon to discuss planning in advance of London 2012. All are welcome, more info here.
Photo by Sy Taffel, #media2012 South West
Content from the PODIUM HE and FE conference for London 2012, February 2011
On 9th November, I’ll deliver a keynote at the annual London 2012 Olympic conference of the Higher Education Academy conference for Leisure Tourism, Sport and Hospitality.
24 hours ago, the official Olympic facebook page asked fans to comment their favourite Olympic memory #summary so far
