Comments on: Four factors critical to journalism and publishing http://hackademic.net/2009/10/23/four-factors-critical-to-journalism-and-publishing-delicious/ hackademic.net -- journalism, teaching and learning, the media, research, and more... <br> ... from the perspective of a journalism educator Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:54:28 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jon Ornoy http://hackademic.net/2009/10/23/four-factors-critical-to-journalism-and-publishing-delicious/comment-page-1/#comment-21953 Jon Ornoy Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:54:05 +0000 http://hackademic.net/2009/10/23/four-factors-critical-to-journalism-and-publishing-delicious/#comment-21953 My name is Jon Ornoy, I'm a Vancouver-based documentary producer (Animal Mother Films) currently in production on a film called With Glowing Hearts. WGH uses the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics as a backdrop for an exploration of the power of social media to tell stories, empower citizens, and break down the digital divide. The film focuses on four stories of citizen journalists and media collectives working in the city's impoverished Downtown Eastside who challenge the negative image of the community using social media and affordable technology to bring the power of digital storytelling into their neighbour's hands. Having spent a bit of time on your blog, I think you'd be interested in the stories that are unfolding before our cameras as we examine the very real sense of power which comes from making the transition from just being a consumer of media to being a producer as well. Vancouver is a leading center in the social media world, and it's been fascinating to see how it's being embraced and employed here across the board from protests to hospitality houses in what many here are calling "The Twitter Olympics". I hope you'll check us out online (or @wghthemovie) to see a bit more about what the project looks like (including some webisodes) and encourage your readers to do the same. My name is Jon Ornoy, I’m a Vancouver-based documentary producer (Animal Mother Films) currently in production on a film called With Glowing Hearts. WGH uses the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics as a backdrop for an exploration of the power of social media to tell stories, empower citizens, and break down the digital divide. The film focuses on four stories of citizen journalists and media collectives working in the city’s impoverished Downtown Eastside who challenge the negative image of the community using social media and affordable technology to bring the power of digital storytelling into their neighbour’s hands.

Having spent a bit of time on your blog, I think you’d be interested in the stories that are unfolding before our cameras as we examine the very real sense of power which comes from making the transition from just being a consumer of media to being a producer as well. Vancouver is a leading center in the social media world, and it’s been fascinating to see how it’s being embraced and employed here across the board from protests to hospitality houses in what many here are calling “The Twitter Olympics”. I hope you’ll check us out online (or @wghthemovie) to see a bit more about what the project looks like (including some webisodes) and encourage your readers to do the same.

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