This week we turn the mic on Gretchen Vinnedge, the Community Media Center's education director. The education department for the CMC steers many programs including AniJAM workshops that teaches stop-motion animation to all ages and MoLLIE, a program that brings video production tools and education to local schools.
Music featured on the show is "You're the reason," by Fam-ly Brown from their most recent disc, Restored.
ANALYSIS
Fox News' chair makes comments characterizing NPR executives as Nazis
In reaction to NPR's firing of Juan Williams, Fox News Chair Roger Ailes referred to the NPR executive team as Nazis during an interview with the Daily Beast. He has since been called out by multiple groups and wrote his apology in a letter to the Anit-Defamation League.
[More: CBS, Media Matters]
Web censorship bill approved unanimously by senate judiciary committee
Last week, a bill that would allow the attorney general to shut down websites whose primary content was infringing copyrighted material was approved. The approval has been met with fierce backlash from scholars, technologists, law professionals and human rights groups, among others.
[More: Wired]
In its fourth iteration, Knight News Challenge has announced an "authenticity" category
The Knight News Challenge is a five-year granting program that the Knight Foundation set up to challenge publishers and would-be publishers around the world to create innovative media programs. Last week, Knight adnnounced a new category for, authenticity, in addition to the sustainability, mobile and community categories that it has previously had.
[More: Columbia Journalism Review]
Financial Times incentivizes staff to buy tablet devices
Financial Times will be giving more than $850,000 in bonuses to their employees as encouragement to buy a tablet devices. The publication believes that if its employees use the tablet, they will be able to participate directly in feedback to develop intuitive tablet- and mobile-based versions of the publication as well as be in touch with the needs of a population that is slowly moving toward tablet devices.
[More: Paid Content]
WordPress launches FoodPress
WordPress has recently partnered with Federated Media to create FoodPress. FoodPress is a site that pulls from food-related blogs that WordPress bloggers have submitted to create a site chock full of well-organized recipes, food photography, restuarant reviews and others. The initial reception is positive and WP might venture into more for-profit aggregation in the form of other themed aggregating sites in the future.
[More: Nieman Lab]
Google Instant preview ups design stake for sites
Along with the bevy of recent upgrades to the search tool, Google has also added an instant preview feature that shows a screenshot of the webpage to the left of your search results. There is some speculation that this raises the stakes for sites with poor design.
[More: Media Post]
CALENDAR
Critical mass bundle-up bike ride
5:30-8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 26 (last Friday of every month) at Veteran's Park (101 E. Fulton)
All ages, free
Critical Mass is a fun, free, non-athletic, group ride which all are invited to attend. We ride together in a manner that is safe and welcoming to riders of all skills levels. We ride to raise awareness of bikes as traffic, promote all aspects of cycling, build community, and celebrate bikes. More information is available at the G-Rad calendar.
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Litribune writers workshop
8:30-11 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 29 at the Litribune Barn (110 Fuller SE)
Litribune workshops are a public forum for artists to get immediate feedback and criticism on their work, volunteer their time to critique others’ works, and get connected with other artists in their community. You can see more information on G-Rad.org.
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City Commission meeting
7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 30 at City Hall, ninth floor (300 Monroe NW)
The Grand Rapids City Commission will meet to talk about issues that affect the city. The agenda will be up available the City's Website by 9 a.m. on the day of the meeting. For the agenda, visit the City of Grand Rapids Website.
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Not Your Average Speaker Series presents "Culture Shock"
5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 1 at Wealthy Theatre (1130 Wealthy SE)
Rapid Growth continues its monthly speaker series events with the focus of this event on cultural awareness, cultural bias, diversity, and "inclusiveness" as it relates to retaining talent in West Michigan. The listing is available on the CMC events calendar.
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