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“an assumption: nothing in tech is new” #thoughtexperiment

Let’s carry out a thought experiment. Most people who view TV will have happened upon the series “Person of Interest”. A supercomputer is programmed to predict terrorist acts. Other crimes are ignored by its government client as irrelevant. However, the computer acquires a sense of right and wrong: the series’ real person of interest becomes this battling with nascent conscience. “To be or not to … Continue reading “an assumption: nothing in tech is new” #thoughtexperiment

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“smart #hyperlocal” – or join the party, not the Party …?

In March, I suggested that brill hyperlocal might speed up the decline of desultory political parties, in particular their local groupings: So if people got involved – either in the above ad hoc way or by actively participating around the community hubs that good hyperlocal websites and environments clearly are (dealing effectively and quickly with all the issues that ranged from “dog poo” and licensing applications … Continue reading “smart #hyperlocal” – or join the party, not the Party …?

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the sousveillance of journalism vs the surveillance of the state (or how can we inform without informing on)

There was an interesting angle on the subject of surveillance versus sousveillance, posted as a CNN opinion piece the other day.  You can find the latter here. I tweeted in response the following two ideas, which I’d like to expand in today’s post.  Firstly: Whilst I understand the need for countermeasures against overbearing approaches to security, I’m uncomfortable with a society and culture which unabashedly … Continue reading the sousveillance of journalism vs the surveillance of the state (or how can we inform without informing on)

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post-election reds: your chance to vote for one of #hyperlocal’s four big choices

It’s time I picked this up again.  For progressives (I don’t mean party political animals here – just decent, left-leaning good men and women), this election has been one of the most bruising it could have been. So.  As a result, I would argue we have two main choices; and each choice, with two main options: a political hyperlocal built locally, at different velocities as per … Continue reading post-election reds: your chance to vote for one of #hyperlocal’s four big choices

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a checklist for community journalism and #hyperlocal environments

I’m currently enrolled on and enjoying this community journalism MOOC from Cardiff University/Future Learn. It’s a useful introduction to and development of the kind of toe-stubbing exercise I’m exploring over at chester.website. There’s a Twitter chat shortly via the hashtag #FutureLearnAsks – I don’t know whether this is an all-purpose hashtag or specifically for this course, but if you’re interested some time down the line in … Continue reading a checklist for community journalism and #hyperlocal environments

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all the (good) news that’s fit to print

This is an interesting article on printing good news (which came my way via Jay Rosen on Twitter just now).  As the article concludes: Huffington said she hopes the new project can help bring out the best in the site’s users. “I believe that human beings, all of us, are a mixture of good and evil, if you want,” she tells me. “And that the more … Continue reading all the (good) news that’s fit to print

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