28 Apr

I learned about the challenges facing journalists and bloggers in Palestine during a teaching trip to the West Bank. I had been invited to Ramallah to talk about the latest trends in social media and citizen reporting at a conference called Pal Connect.
12:20 / Social Media
28 Apr

I was headed to the newsroom when the story broke: Fugitive former police officer Christopher Dorner had been in a shootout with law enforcement officers in the snow-covered mountains northeast of Los Angeles. INTERVIEW: I talk to Poynter Institute about Twitter and Dorner manhunt The ex-LAPD officer had been accused of killing three people, including a police officer. A second law enforcement officer would be mortally wounded in a raging gun battle that would soon erupt after Dorner fled the shootout and barricaded himself inside a mountainside cabin. It was a huge story that illustrated how social media has revolutionized the way we gather and share information.
12:18 / blogging / Social Media
01 Dec

iPhone video footage I shot during the final hours of Occupy L.A. The night began with Occupy L.A. protesters singing, dancing and chanting. But the festive mood changed as the LAPD swooped down on the City Hall encampment. In the end, nearly 300 people were arrested and the grassy park was...

16:02 / blogging / Social Media / Web Video