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A team of undergrad and postgrad Journalists headed up by John Harrison and Bruce Redman from the The University of Queensland, Department of Journalism, will be blogging from media140 Brisbane, Science communication event.
Just over two weeks ago, on the 25th November we presented our very first media140 Futures event at the Caixa Forum de Barcelona to a local Catalan audience of journalists, media makers, technologists, social media advocates and broadcasters.
We are by no means in the same league as Picasso, Gaudi or Miro but like all of them, media140 is hoping to make an impression in Barcelona on the 25th November at the Caxia Forum de Barcelona. With an eclectic gathering of journalists, writers, technologists and innovators from Madrid, London and Barcelona, we will be exploring the opportunities and challenges presented by the intersection of journalism, social technologies and innovation.
Over the past six weeks media140 has been fortunate to have access to Valerio Veo, Head of SBS News and Current Affairs Online as he covered the World Cup in South Africa.
Filing a number of posts with media140, Valerio has captured some of his thoughts from the games as he reported on the ground with a plethora of real time technology, gadgets and applications.
However, as the World Cup comes to a close we take a different look behind the smiles, the characters, the noise of the vuvuzela’s and spirit of the first World Cup as Valerio leaves us with a brief piece looking at it’s impact and lasting legacy
After a couple of weeks of balmy winter sunshine, the rain has set back in over Cape Town, just like it did when I first arrived almost six weeks ago.
It seems a perfect book-end to my time here in South Africa … the crowds are disappearing, the barriers coming down and the ‘sad cow’ cry of the vuvuzela is waning from the streets.
So what will remain after the World Cup party packs up for another four years? FIFA President Sepp Blatter visited the SBS studios for a chat two days ago and expressed vindication at the apparent risky decision to award Africa it’s first World Cup.
He pointed to education and health programs being instigated across Africa as one of the lasting legacies of this tournament – but speaking to normal Capetonians, there is a far deeper legacy and paramount shift in the way this country perceives itself.
South Africans feel this event is vindication that this fledgling democracy can mix it with the world’s best and host the biggest sporting event without fear.
Speaking to some of our crew at a wrap dinner a couple of nights ago – they say the World Cup has proven to the government and the authorities that they can tackle the issues holding them back, that crime and poverty can be overcome, that they alone have the power to continue building this nation in a positive way.
Locals admit its far safer to travel around South Africa now than before the World Cup, (‘where did all these police come from’, one told me) but that its proof that the streets can be safe, and that the police should lock up criminal elements regardless of their skin colour.
The same goes for infrastructure – Capetonians are amazed at how smoothly everything has run and how easily the city coped with the hordes of tourists and football fans that descended on the city over the course of the last month.
Poverty and employment continue to be the greatest challenge, but with the South African economy weathering the global economic crisis and investments booming here, small yet significant steps are being taken to continue the rise of South Africa.
Most important is the titanic shift in thinking from the very soul of this country, that the World Cup is not so much an end point, but a starting point for South Africa to prove itself as a dynamic, significant and relatively safe nation that deserved its starring role on this global stage.
Ke nako – can you feel it? It is here…
Amongst the tangle of laptops, phones, microphones, cameras and gadgets, Valerio Veo takes another look behind the scenes of the World Cup for media140.
This time he takes us on a trip into a buzzing World Cup media centre in Cape Town, onto the pitch during the England vs Algeria game and gives media140 a real sense of what it is like to be a multimedia journalist for a large media organisation such as SBS.
Valerio Veo, Head of SBS News and Current Affairs Online in Australia and avid football fan is spending 6 weeks in football heaven at the World Cup in South Africa. With a backpack full of kit that would make your credit card weep at excess baggage, he is taking a bird’s eye view of life in and around the games in Cape Town for media140. Over the next 6 weeks you can follow his exploits on the media140 blog as he provides some exclusive insight into the World Cup.
Sky News prides itself on being ‘first with breaking news’, with over 500 journalists reporting and broadcasting from all corners of the globe.
Recently Sky took the bold step of embedding social media into every journalist’s desktop, and mandating the use of Tweetdeck across the news floor. The BBC has also made a similar move.
media140 founder Ande Gregson spent an afternoon with Julian March, Executive Producer for SkyNews.com to find out about the organisation’s recent experiences with social media in Britain’s May 6 general election.
Being fairly fond of these topics, Ande couldn’t help but slip in a few questions about Sky’s views on citizen journalism, paywalls and the future of social news.
Duration 8 minutes 26 seconds. More media140 video at www.vimeo/media140
The first in a series of UK regional events kicked off on the 12th May in Oxford at the Jam Factory to a warm welcome from local Oxfordshire residents and businesses.
These regional events will focus on journalism, brands, advertising, media, technology, politics, the third sector and education. They are aimed at bringing together local communities, individuals and business to share their experiences, meet industry professionals and learn from case studies.
Our man Ande Gregson was there to find out what stood out at the first media140 Oxford event and managed to bag a couple of excellent interviews with the speakers.
Arriving at the Jam Factory took me longer than I had anticipated, and so it seemed for a lot of other local residents traveling to Oxford struggling through the horrendous morning traffic.
Paul Squires, the event organiser, had asked me to deliver a keynote to an intimate gathering of twenty delegates, so delivering the story of media140, from it’s inception only 12 months ago to the audience, felt very different from the previous events I had opened or hosted in Sydney, Perth, Italy or London.
Image courtesy of Ande Gregson
I have sometimes found at the larger global events that I have produced that you are sometimes inundated with the need to ‘speed network’ seeking to make as many connections as possible across as many of the delegates as you can. Meaning the conversation can sometimes be short and brief.
Whereas the Oxford event had much more of a local community feel to it, you could talk to everyone, get to know them by name, share local experiences and really focus on the practical aspects of social media in the context of running a small business.
So the intimacy of the day was a real highlight for me personally and to understand at a much more personal level what people are trying to achieve with social media and how it is driving their business goals.
Speaker highlights
Eddie Lambert presented a great case study entitled ‘Doing good through serious mischief’ illustrating how Oxfam harnessed consumer-led social media activism around the Robin Hood tax. I managed to interview Eddie about some of his thoughts around this, particularly on how social media can enable activism and how they go about engaging with bloggers.
Slide presentation (PDF 4mb)
Molly Flatt from 1000heads delivered a very animated piece on Brand Anthropomorphism offering ways to build relationships with consumers as a personal, but efficient and consistent company.
However, this did raise the an interesting question as to whether a large organisation can actually transform itself to become ‘social’ given the significant political and organisational hurdles many corporates face. A question I put to Molly during this interview:
Slide presentation (PDF 4mb)
Kristian Carter from IF Communications with ‘the changing base of reputation‘ put forward an interesting viewpoint that any brand no matter how small have the ability to create ‘culture and content’ around their products or services to support a social approach to marketing.
Although I didn’t get a chance to interview Kristian here are couple of examples he cited Amnesty International Tyranny Book, a parody of Facebook except it featured global tyrants and the Harry Potter Alliance.
Slide presentation (PDF 400k)
Paul Beadle from Brazil PR gave a more traditional approach to reputation management focusing on the technology, tools and process.
Image courtesy of Ande Gregson
And finally after a very enjoyable day we all received a very special pot of media140 marmalade given that we had been hosted in the old Frank Cooper Marmalade factory.
A huge thank you goes to all that attended, Paul Squires, Molly Flatt, Edward Lambert, Kristan Carter, Paul Beadle and Richer Sounds.
Ande, media140
This is the first of many regional events that are being produced by media140 across the UK. For more information or if you would like to run your own media140 please get in touch at info@media140.com
Social media and food go together like strawberries and cream…
Well that’s how Bridget_Cooks and the media140 Foodies event see it this Wednesday 5th May at the Electrolux Centre in Sydney, Australia. media140 and SBS will present the ultimate social media food event which brings together Sydney’s gourmets, gourmands, chefs, food writers, bloggers, critics and restaurateurs.
The Internet Chef, Bridget Davis will prepare a variety of canapés as part of her renowned degustation, as our host for the evening Julie Posetti will discuss with Bridget Davis how she uses twitter and other social media in her work, together with interviews with well-known food writers including Lorraine Elliot from Not Quite Nigella and Franz Scheurer the founder of Australian Gourmet Pages.
“Accessibility to products, restaurants, chefs and food personalities has never been so easy with the social web. Whether you’re chatting with your favourite chef about what’s hot at the markets, sharing recipes with your friends or getting real-time recommendations for the best steak restaurant in town – it’s all only a mouse click away. The social web is certainly impacting the food industry,” said Ms Davis.
Guests will be able to enjoy sommelier-matched wines from Robert Oatley Vineyards with Bridget’s cuisine in another unique event created by the media140 Australia team.
Tickets have almost sold out but you might just be able to bag one at media140 Foodies. We kick of at 6.45pm for a 7.15pm start and will be live streaming and blogging from the event at http://www.media140.com/live.
But of course, why watch the live stream, when you could be enjoying the amazing food & wine at the event!
UPDATE 8th May 2010
SBS were kind enough to film highlights from the evening for media140.
On the 12th May we will be launching media140 Oxford, the first in a number of regional events into the UK bringing together many of the UK’s recognised professionals in digital and real-time social media.
Hosted in the Jam Factory which was the former premise of Frank Cooper’s Marmalade Factory, it is designed to promote the visual arts, providing a relaxed venue to enjoy the art exhibitions, classes, and events.
media140 Oxford will feature an impressive range of social media professionals, sharing their experiences about managing your personal and corporate brand online. How should you manage the reputation of your brand and yourself? How do campaigns enhance reputation? What should you do if something goes wrong? These and many more points will be addressed by a first-rate line-up.
Uniquely all of the speakers have a relationship to Oxford or Oxfordshire:
- Molly Flatt from Abingdon-based 1000Heads, who will talk about the human nature of brands.
- Eddy Lambert from Oxfam, covering recent social media activity from the charity to stir up support for the Robin Hood Tax, and how Oxfam uses digital media to campaign for lasting change to end poverty and suffering.
- Kristian Carter, Oxford University graduate from technology PR company IF Communications, who will blow apart some myths related to social media;
Event manager Paul Squires from digital media agency Perera, said: “We are delighted to bring one of the world’s leading forums on social media to Oxford. This is a first for the city and we hope to support the development of the digital economy in Oxford going forward.”
Event details
12th May, 10am to 4pm
Jam Factory, 27 Park Street End, Oxford OX1 1HU
Only 30 tickets are available at £20 (inclusive of drinks and food)
Available at www.amiando.com/media140Oxford.
Despite all the odds stacked against media140 last week with an Icelandic volcano belching ash into European airspace, the majority of our UK and US media140 speakers grounded and the media140 team limited to a handful of those who managed to find flights, we stayed resilient and still managed to produce two events in Italy: Journalism and Food & Wine.
From the splendid Umbrian countryside the small team of hardy media140 journalists (@GemmaUrgell, @_cric_ and @lxzilber) made their presence known at the International Journalism Festival together with a handful of International and UK speakers.
Whilst a team in the Midlands, UK (@documentally, @katepickering, @cward1e, @the_drums, @exsanguinator and @AquilaTV) produced and recorded a webcast especially for media140 Perugia with a few of the UK media140 speakers who weren’t able to make it across to Italy.
Undoubtedly the week had it’s moments ranging from the technology challenges of sourcing adequate WiFi in Italy, the sometimes entertaining and stressful efforts communicating with local Italian AV technicians and of course re-planning an entire media140 event agenda in less than 24 hours.
All this made for one of the most challenging media140 events.
Reflecting back on the week, the support, enthusiasm and commitment from the media140 speakers, Italian and London teams was really amazing. With a tremendous amount of effort going into the project and I would like to thank everyone involved in helping to make media140 Perugia happen.
Thank you
Ande, media140
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