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Media Studies & The Olympic Games Citizen Journalism & Independent Media Kris Krüg [email protected] 1 Monday, October 4, 2010

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Citizen journalism and independent media coverage of Torino 2006, Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 & London 2012 Olympics.

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Media Studies & The Olympic GamesCitizen Journalism & Independent Media

Kris Krü[email protected]

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Torino - 2006 - Citizen Journalism Meet The Olympic Games

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Focus On Culture, The Arts & Independent Media

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Citizen Journalism Symposium - Open Media, Open Culture, Open Source Software.

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Working Within The System, Pushing the Boundaries of What is Allowed & Possible.

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Beijing 2008.

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9th International Symposium for Olympic Research.

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China - Open Media in a Restrictive Culture.

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Vancouver 2010 - The Twitter Olympics

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True North Media House - Community Generated Independent Media

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W2 Culture + Media House - Training, Support, Access to Tech

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Documenting Olympic Resistance - Other Vancouver 2010 Media.

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Cultural Olympiad - Vancouver 2010.

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Microsoft Research - Other Vancouver 2010 Media Activities.

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Tourism BC - Other Vancouver 2010 Media Activities.

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#media2012 - Brave New World.

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What Were We Publishing?

• Photos on Flickr

• Videos on YouTube

• Blogs on various sites

• Real-time Twitter updates

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Where Was Our Content Published?

LA Times, New York Times, Harvard Business Review, l’Humanité, PBS, BBC, NowPublic, Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Sun, National Post, Rabble, Hamilton

Spectator, The Georgia Straight, TechVibes, Business in

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Benefits

• Many voices - inclusive and diverse.

• EMPOWERING!!

• No editor, no deadlines, assign your own stories.

• Retain ownership to all your work.

• Freedom of expression

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Challenges

• Access - to venues, events, briefings, interviews, etc..

• Visibility - What’s going on when? Who is involved. Private media events.

• Resources - Media centres, $$$, experts.

• Credibility - Who are you and what are you doing here? Who do you work for? What are your motives?

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“With Glowing Hearts” documentary.

Social Media & Social Change at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics

5pm - Theatre 221Monday, October 4, 2010