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@escapetochengdu Interestingly enough, at Beyond Broadcast 08, folx were saying "new media" is now an outdated term. Its just "media." #bb08
@mi_chella #bb08 I recommend we draft Tim Wu .. Who is fucking awesome! http://www.timwu.org/about.html
@beyondbroadcast Great conference, reconnected w/@itsthomas and many other peeps, lots of tweets here http://twemes.com/bb08 #bb08
#bb08 correction - Tim Russert wake nearby, at St. Albans School, near National Cathedral, 'til 9 PM._
Irving says we'll get there as younger gen takes over #bb08
#bb08 Tim Russert wake nearby, at St. Albans School, near National Cathedral, 'til 8 PM.
#bb08 Larry Irving knocks on the potential of teens & kids. How will broadcast media interact with youth to evolve?
#bb08 Irving: white space should be a more wide-open, wild wild west like the net is
Larry Irving @beyondbroadcast demographics key, racial & age skewing toward folks attuned to "new" media/tech, but public media ignore #bb08
#bb08 Larry Irving--right-wing radio "angry old men"; left-wing blogosphere "angry young men"
#bb08 Larry Irving: the maps are "defining the neighborhood...now we need to make it a brotherhood"
It's important when we think about diverse audiences in our media that we need diverse voices.Our hiring and practices have to change. #bb08
#bb08 Irving: mapping technologies are defining the neighborhood. Need to make America a little more of a brotherhood
#bb08 Irving: how can the best technology work for every American?
#bb08 Irving: hope the next prez will figure out how to foster nonprofit sector
#bb08 Irving: create a template that makes sense to people who don't do what you do, to change policy
#bb08 reference to spectrum Whitespaces.... I had to look that up: http://tinyurl.com/6zhfb9
#bb08 Irving: trusted sources that are nonprofit and interactive are critical.
#bb08 Irving: how can public media aggregate assets? Not just pubcasters, but best nonprofit "brands"
#bb08 Irving: how can public media aggregate assets? Not just pubcasters, but best nonprofit "brands"
#bb08 Yay Whitespaces!!!! Public Media can help!
#bb08 reach folks where they are--people are watching screens, not just their TV set