Month: October 2011

  • Journalist videos his own arrest during Occupy protest

    Nashville Scene reporter Jonathan Meador “covers” his own arrest during Occupy Nashville arrests early in the weekend. He is lucky the camera wasn’t confiscated. More coverage: Related articles Journalist Uses Flip Camera To Document Own Arrest (pixiq.com) No Curfews OWS !!! (2012patriot.wordpress.com) Nashville Judge Tells Cops “You Have NO Lawful Basis To Arrest Occupy Protesters!”…

  • Beta burnout

    Another blogging platform; another next Twitter or Facebook or YouTube; another must-have smart phone app; another groundbreaking piece of hardware that will revolutionize … After awhile, it’s just so much beta burnout. If you are trying to lead the way to whatever is next for journalism (which I suspect is true of many of the…

  • News can be a fun game

    Bobby Schweizer talks about the news game he is helping develop called “The Cartoonist.” He was among the students talking about their projects at the GVU Fall Research Showcase at Georgia Tech on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011. The showcase was a fascinating look into what the students were researching, testing or developing. There’s some great…