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  • Four Peaks debuts on UWTV October 5

    Our new Four Peaks show which “collides” the expertise and experiences of two thought leaders debuts this coming week on UWTV.  I’m sure they’ll post the full show to our microsite as soon as it airs on Wednesday at 8 p.m. Pacific.  We recorded the show last Thursday.  It was challenging, primarily because my goal…

  • Bin Laden’s nail in the coffin: goodbye paperboy, hello apps

    Despite my position as the head of a graduate program in digital media, I’ve always held on to a plethora of print (a.k.a. “dead tree) newspaper and magazine subscriptions.  They’re usually much cheaper than their digital counterparts, and I liked the often serendipitous browsing experience — not to mention the disconnected zen of knowledge absorption.…

  • A new model for storytelling: transmedia

    Terrific insights on Media Space TV from transmedia storytelling (a.k.a. “multiplatform storytelling”) guru Brent Friedman, the importance of gaming, and how the Pacific Northwest has the right technological infrastructure to support this form of narrative. Also watch the Four Peaks salon that followed on net neutrality here.

  • Did social media propel the Tunisia uprising?

    From what I can tell so far, no — or it’s way too early to tell since January 14th, when Tunisia’s authoritarian leader fled the country in the face of a month of public protests [though see my update below]. I spent a lot of time reporting in the Middle East, but I haven’t been…