Max Ogden of Code for America discusses taking “treasure troves” of government datasets to bring citizens and friends together.
Video: Civic Media Session, “Bustling with Information: Cities, Code, and Civics”
How can information systems rewrite civics, governance, and communication, to solve old problems and create new opportunities in our communities?
Video: “Communications Forum: Civic Media and the Law”
What about media and the law do citizens need to know when they publicly address legally challenging or dangerous topics?
Podcast: “Civic Media and the Law”
What about media law do citizens need to know when they publicly address legally challenging or dangerous topics?
Podcast: Eric Gordon, “How Neighborhoods Can Use Local Engagement Games to Build Community and Plan for the Future”
Whether it’s a game built around a town hall meeting or a government planning process, LEGs scaffold local processes to foster community and commitment to civic life.
Civic Media and the Law
Micah Sifry and Daniel Schuman address the question: “What are the legal dangers for publishing secrets in the crowdsourced era?”
Podcast: Jing Wang, “NGO2.0: When Social Action Meets Social Media”
Professor Jing Wang discusses the genesis and implementation of a civic media project that she conceptualized and launched in China in May 2009.
