Social Media / True North Media House – Social Reporting from Vancouver 2010

25 Feb 2010

TNMH Assorted Links and Headlines

Posted by Jason Sanders

Photo by Evan "ecstaticist" Leeson (Creative Commons)

It’s a rainy, Thursday morning and there’s nothing good on tv (aside from feats of human excellence on CTV). We’ve collected some TNMH-related/social media links into a handy blog post to print off, email, or read to your friends and family.

First up is a futuristic cyberlink to True North Media House’s Flickr Group. The awesome image above was shared in the group’s photo pool and taken by the incredibly talented Evan Leeson.
Jennifer Jones analyzes a few olympic tweeters including @2010tweets, @tnmh, and @W2Woodwards.
Deborah Jones examines journalistic independence during the Vancouver Olympics.
The Tyee covers an extensive list of social media people and sites based in Vancouver.
Canada.com profiles their team of social bloggers including Robert Scales, Nadia Aly, Mariska Richters, Dave Olson, Rebecca Bollwitt, Kris Krüg, and John Biehler.
Kris Krüg’s PBS photo essay on the Olympics covers TNMH, W2Woodwards, and a host of social media mavens.

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, Alternative Media, Citizen Media, Credentials, Dave Olson, flickr, Kris Krug, Press Accreditation, Raincity Studios, Robert Scales, Social Media, the tyee, tnmh, TNMH Updates, Vancouver

Posted in: News about TNMH, Social Media Wizardry, Uncategorized

22 Feb 2010

True North Media House covers Yukon Day at the Aboriginal Pavilion

Posted by Jason Sanders

By Cherisse Dye and Jason Sanders

On Sunday, February 21st, the Yukon First Nations hosted a gathering of press and VIPs to celebrate their culture and promote business development in the territory. The morning began with a brief introduction and short intermission to encourage mingling and networking among the media and territory representatives.

A table by the speaker’s podium held five beautiful pieces of artwork designed and crafted by some of the Yukon’s most talented artists. Some artists highlighted during the event were Ken Ingemund Anderson, Nancy Hager, Ann Smith, Eugene Alfred, Shirlee Frost, Jean Taylor, Vernon Asp, and Dennis Shorty.

The energetic intermission ended as a line of drummers and dancers from the Yukon were ushered into the small venue to illustrate a small part of the deep culture contained within the territory. This would be a taste of the performance to come later.

Gifts were then exchanged between the Four Host Nations and the Yukon chiefs. The local First Nation hosts welcomed the visitors with handcrafted blankets and cravings while the Yukon chiefs thanked them with five pieces of Northern artwork.

Dakamada Dancers.

The attendees were then led to a globe outside the initial presentation area where comedians, actors, dancers, drummers and singers entertained them for the next forty minutes. Each song, dance, or scene told a short, but important part of First Nations’ history.

Dakhka Khwaan Dancers

Boyd Benjamin

Raven Spirit Dance

As the performance came to an end, the collective troupe poured out onto the stage and into the crowd for the finale, proudly celebrating their First Nation heritage with the audience. An excellent end to an excellent Sunday morning.

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, aboriginal house, Alternative Media, cherisse dye, Citizen Media, Credentials, first nations, flickr, jason sanders, lady_cherry831, media centre, Olympics, Press Accreditation, Social Media, tnmh, TNMH Updates, van2010, Vancouver, yukon

Posted in: Media Centres, Olympics + Media News, Uncategorized

20 Feb 2010

Fresh Media Conference Event – Feb. 22 1PM

Posted by Dave Olson

Join Fresh Media and W2 for a hybrid conference about how Social Media has Transformed the Olympic Story

Where: W2 Culture + Media House @ 112 West Hastings

When: Feb 22 starting at 1pm

Tickets: http://freshmediaolympics.eventbrite.com/

What: an afternoon of intellectual dialogue on the impact social media has had on the stories surrounding the Olympic games. The Winter Olympics and Paralympics are expected to draw 3 billion television and 70 million website viewers worldwide and will generate more wireless and social media-based content than any previous Olympics.

With this explosion of citizen-generated media tools in the hands of Olympic fans and foes, as well as pervasive reporting by new media journalists and bloggers, will social media have its journalistic coming-out party this February?

The conference features a keynote from Andy Miah, author of ‘Genetically Modified Athletes’ (2004) and ‘A Digital Olympics: Digital Games, Ethics & Cultures’ (The MIT Press, 2010), and panels with senior journalists and industry watchers from the USA, UK, Canada, and elsewhere.

The conference also brings people face-to-face for networking and sharing tips on theory, practice, legal and operations. W2 will webstream to reach viewers outside Vancouver. The day wraps with a Cinq à Sept reception and evening party with Vancouver artists and DJs.

Please register online in advance http://freshmediaolympics.eventbrite.com/

Join the Facebook Group:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=303438344846&ref=ts

SCHEDULE

1:00pm – Keynote by Andy Miah followed by Dialogue
3:15pm – Workshops
Workshop 1: Harnessing the Media to Activate Citizens
Workshop 2: Bejing to London
Workshop 3: An open space for discussion based on issues rising from
the dialogue following Andy Miah’s keynote.
5:00pm – Reception

Converse with us on Twitter

http://twitter.com/freshmediame

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Tags: event, fresh media, media, Social Media

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16 Jul 2009

24 Hours: W2 Media Arts Centre

Posted by Jason Sanders

Note: Originally Posted by Bob Mackin on 24 Hours on July 16, 2009. Re-posted here on: July 16, 2009.
24 Hour News’ Bob Mackin interviews Dave Olson and Kris Krug on the new W2 Community Media Arts Centre where the True North Media House will be housed.

An alternative to both VANOC’s official media centre and one sponsored by the provincial government is proposed for the new Woodward’s complex.

Social media strategist Kris Krug said talks are underway to host the True North Media House in the W2 Community Media Arts Centre.

“We’re just a bunch of kids who are doing social media and online media and we just want to cover the Olympics,” Krug said. “We’re banding together to share sources, resources, photographers, places to work, press briefings.”

Krug and Dave Olson are leading a local new media group that sought access to the Games through VANOC and the B.C. 2010 Winter Games Secretariat.

Follow this link to read the rest of the article.

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, 24 hours, Alternative Media, bob mackin, Citizen Media, Credentials, Dave Olson, Kris Krug, Raincity Studios, Social Media, TNMH Updates, Vancouver, VANOC

Posted in: News about TNMH, Uncategorized

15 Jul 2009

Vancouver Sun: Social Networking’s Olympic Inclusion

Posted by Jason Sanders

Note: Originally Posted by Jeff Lee at The Vancouver Sun on November 24th, 2008. Re-posted here on: July 15, 2009.

Vancouver Sun reporter, Jeff Lee, considered the media’s role in the Olympics and highlights Dave Olson’s open letter to VANOC as an example of the changing environment.

So it was a bit surprising to discover that the Vancouver Organizing Committee seems reluctant to include some types of online reporters in its planning for the 2010 Games. On Thursday Vanoc was asked in an open letter from Dave Olson, an online writer with Raincity Studios, to allow some of his colleagues to attend the World Press Briefing.
They didn’t get an answer. But on Sunday, Renee Smith-Valade, a.spokeswoman for Vanoc, sent the following hopeful email to me.

“Undountedly online media and the Internet as a news source and foum for discourse continues to grow phenominally. That’s why we have spent considerable resources to make our website our number one source of information and why we will continue to look for ways to make it a platform for discussion as well as information and purchasing. We welcome online media interest from all sources and were encouraged to see online media representatives registered for the recent World Press Briefing.

Please follow this link to read the rest of the article and the enlightening discussion in the Vancouver Sun comments.

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, Alternative Media, Citizen Media, Credentials, Dave Olson, IOC, jim lee, Kris Krug, Olympics, Press Accreditation, Raincity Studios, Robert Scales, Social Media, TNMH Updates, Vancouver, Vancouver Sun, VANOC, Whistler

Posted in: News about TNMH

15 Jul 2009

Citizen Media and The Olympics panel at Northern Voice [video by Bruce Sharpe]

Posted by Jason Sanders

Note: Originally Posted by Bruce Sharpe at 25 Hour Day on July 7, 2009. Re-posted here on: July 15, 2009.

Bruce Sharpe thankfully covered Robert Scales’ and Andy Miah’s Northern Voice 2009 presentation: ‘Then and Now… Citizen Media and The Olympics.’

Coverage of the Olympic Games is dominated by the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) contracted rights-holder and accredited major media conglomerates. However some feel there is a role for crowdsourced documentation of both sporting events and the cultural context in which it happens.

This expert panel discusses changes, challenges, and opportunities facing grassroots media makers around the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games.

From Northern Voice 2009.

Please follow the link to read the comments and download the video via Bruce’s site.

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, Alternative Media, bruce sharpe, Citizen Media, Credentials, Dave Olson, Kris Krug, Northern Voice, Olympics, Press Accreditation, Raincity Studios, Robert Scales, Social Media, TNMH Updates, Vancouver, VANOC, Whistler

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15 Jul 2009

Will Pate: Social Media’s Place at the 2010 Olympics

Posted by Jason Sanders

Note: Originally Posted by Will Pate at WillPate.org on November 25th, 2008. Re-posted here on: July 15, 2009.

Will Pate takes a brief, but detailed look at Dave Olson’s open letter to VANOC and discusses the motivations behind Raincity Studio’s True North Media House.

Several of the folks in question are colleagues of mine, and represent Raincity Studios, the web studio I’m proud to say I co-founded. Kris Krug, Robert Scales and Dave Olson are tireless social media practitioners, trainers, authors and conference organizers. They represent the best of what Canada does when it comes to the ongoing evolution of journalism through technology. They are treated with the respect due to recognized experts outside Canada, it would be a loss for the Vancouver games to overlook great talent in their own backyard. It would be a win to build on what they learned using social media to cover the Beijing 2008 Summer Olypmic Games.
Nor should social media as a force for good and bad PR be overlooked. The news has been filled in the last few years with stories of journalists, politicians and businesses tanked by bloggers and cameraphones. But my colleages are not proposing to build a virtual lynch mob, interfere with the major networks who pay good money for exclusive coverage of the events, or otherwise tarnish the image of our beloved Vancouver.
My colleagues want to help the mass of people who will arrive to watch and create social media at the games. I would like to see VANOC and the IOC reconsider bringing them to the table, at least so their exclusion doesn’t become a story that detracts from what I expect to be a most successful event.

Please follow this link to read the rest of the article.

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, Alternative Media, Citizen Media, Credentials, Dave Olson, IOC, Kris Krug, Raincity Studios, Robert Scales, Social Media, TNMH Updates, Vancouver, VANOC, Whistler, Will Pate

Posted in: News about TNMH, Uncategorized

15 Jul 2009

Darren Barefoot: “Thinking about social media and the 2010 Olympics…”

Posted by Jason Sanders

Note: Originally Posted by Darren Barefoot at DarrenBarefoot.com on November 25th, 2008. Re-posted here on: July 15, 2009.

In response to Dave Olson’s open letter and the Vancouver Sun’s commentary article, Vancouver blogger, Darren Barefoot, dissected the Olympic news situation by looking at the opportunities available to social media.

This feels like a good place to start. As Dave says, social media types aren’t expecting all-access passes to the gold medal hockey games. He’s right to point out that there’s a big hole to fill in the media coverage for such an event. I was thinking about it, and drew this little Venn diagram:

Venn Diagram by Darren Barefoot (CC)

The CTVs and CBCs are going to have the major, breaking news covered. It’s all that green space–that’s where social media creators can live. Through various channels, I’m seeing several ways forward for benefits for both parties. Social media creators get some tools, resources and access to help with their citizen journalism efforts, and VANOC enjoys a whole new layer of news coverage. Such a partnership would also highlight Vancouver’s place as a global for new media, citizen journalism and the like.

To read the rest of the article please follow this link.

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Tags: 2010 Olympics, Alternative Media, Citizen Media, Credentials, darren barefoot, Dave Olson, Olympics, Raincity Studios, Robert Scales, Social Media, TNMH Updates, Vancouver, VANOC, Whistler

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