the future of the future of what we used to call news
DESCRIPTION
On Oct 1, Baratunde delivered the All Class Lecture at Columbia School of Journalism in Manhattan. He shared case studies and lessons learned from his journalistic experiences including high school and college newspapers, political blogging for Jack and Jill Politics, five years at The Onion, live tweeting of events, and remote/virtual coverage of the raid on Occupy Wall Street in NYCTRANSCRIPT
The Future Of The Future Of What We
Used To Call NewsASSEMBLED AND
PRESENTED BY
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BACKGROUND
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in the beginning
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there was blackness
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various roles
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consultantbouncer
standup comedianblogger/tweeter/instathinger
columnist
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co-founder/ceo
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MIT Media LabBerkman Center
NSA
MENU
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location-based racismlive hate-tweeting
#negrospottingabortionplex
howtobeblack#comedyhackday
@the_swine_flu#ows
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ABORTIONPLEX
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#HOWTOBEBLACK
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if you don’t buy this book, you’re a racist
NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLER
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#stuffonelleshead @ellecheese
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timed-release: BLACK HISTORY
MONTH DUH
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#howtobeblack
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howtobeblack.me
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field ops
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#LiveWriting
“how self obsessed does one have to be to set
something like this up?”
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“I am surprised to see baratunde use
semicolons”
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“My girlfriend is chinese and I'm half Jamaican/half regular-black. I think our
kids might end up Dominican or something”
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LIVE HATE-TWEETING
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Twilight
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#OWS
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LOCATION-BASED RACISM
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+ other data sources(census, Yelp, NYPD)
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LocationBasedRacism.com
#NEGROSPOTTING
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#NEGROSPOTTING
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at the 2012 RNC
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@THE_SWINE_FLU
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#COMEDYHACKDAY
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Endorsements(disclosure: i have an interest in some
of the following products)
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@attentive_ly
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@knodes
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upwell & #sharkweek
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@getlittlebird
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@unmetric
NEW ASSUMPTIONS
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hyper connectivity
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ubiquitous creativity
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fast collaboration
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information surplus
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trust deficit
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constant change
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distribution of good ideas
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experimentation is basically free
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Other Crap To Know(disclosure: i like some of the people
behind the following)
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Syria Deeply
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Circa
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@timcast
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ADDENDUM AND SHIT
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FOURSQUARE MAYORAL RACE
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#YOUREXCUSESUCKS
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#multitunde@cultivatedwit
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MEASURE THAT SHIT!
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fancy chart makes me look smart
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people want their blackness
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based on sales, wednesday is the least racist day of the week
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monday is the most racist
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CROWDFUNDING
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and remember...
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In the future
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WE’RE ALL DOMINICAN
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we make fun
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