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Trips are for kids
One day while riding her bike in Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County resident Marilyn Price had an idea of getting kids and bicycles together. That idea shortly became Trips for Kids. Founded in 1986, and a non-profit since 1988, Trips for Kids has benefited more than 1200 kids annually.
Truly inspiring story click on image or ‹here› for the full San Francisco Chronicle article (by Shelah Moody, Chronicle Staff Writer)
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Each week, The Chronicle features a Bay Area resident who has won a Jefferson Award for making a difference in his or her community. The awards are administered by the American Institute for Public Service, a national foundation that honors community service. Bay Area residents profiled in The Chronicle are also featured on CBS5-TV and KCBS-AM, which are Jefferson Award media partners, along with The Chronicle. One day while riding her bike in Mt. Tamalpais, Marin County resident Marilyn Price had an idea of getting kids and bicycles together.... more -
"Citizen Journalism Has Not Been Successful on a Large Scale,"
Fascinating exchange between some very influential folks on both sides of the journalism spectrum about the present and future of CJ. Nice plug for Current.com too in the article copy!
"While millions of individuals are uploading videos to YouTube, the integration of citizen journalism into mainstream media has not yet happened on a large scale, says Phil Bronstein, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle. Phil was a panelist at the Beet.TV online video roundtable last week at Stanford.
We agree. While CNN's iReport, Current.com and others are providing the public with tools to upload into managed media environments, this is still in the early stages.
YouTube of course has established a powerful place as platform for citizen journalism which is "curated" not edited, says Steve Grove, YouTube's news and politics head who was also a speaker.
Finally, Charles Tillinghast, president and publisher of msnbc.com agrees with Bronstein that the integration of citizen journalism into mainstream media is yet to happen.
Moderated this panel was Andrew Heyward, former president of CBS News and now a consultant with the Monitor Group.
Here's Phil's take on the conference in his blog post on the San Francisco Chronicle.
Special thanks to Tony Perkins and the staff of AlwaysOn for hosting at their venue on Tuesday afternoon. Also, thanks to TurnHere for sponsoring us.
More highlights from the conference ahead.
-- Andy Plesser, Executive Producer" Fascinating exchange between some very influential folks on both sides of the journalism spectrum about the present and future of CJ. ... more -
Hypocrisy in America?
Bernie Ward, a popular liberal San Francisco radio talk show host and former Catholic priest, has been indicted on federal child pornography charges, authorities said today.
Ward, 56, surrendered to federal authorities earlier today but the specifics of the allegations against him are under seal, officials said.
Ward hosts a nightly news talk program on KGO 810 AM as well as GodTalk on Sundays. He had been a priest with the Society of the Precious Blood order.
The radio station's Web site said that he was indicted on two counts of child pornography using the Internet.
Ward's attorney said today that the charges are based on incidents that occurred more than four years ago and were part of research for a book. Bernie Ward, a popular liberal San Francisco radio talk show host and former Catholic priest, has been indicted on federal child porno... more -
The Wussification of America's Kids
Interesting article from the SF Chronicle.
The wussification of American children is a relatively recent phenomenon, but a very real one. We pamper our kids, over-schedule them, overemphasize fairness in competition (the score ends in a tie ... again!) and keep them indoors too much, to the point that we're doing them a huge disservice. Kids aren't learning how to get hurt, lose, fend for themselves, find their balance and discover minor dangers on their own - all important parts of growing up. Interesting article from the SF Chronicle. ... more -
Why are we focusing on the negative?
Students in my newswriting class constantly bring up the negative focus on the news. I think Current.com can be the solution to this. Go diversity! Does anyone else have opinions on how to solve this problem? Students in my newswriting class constantly bring up the negative focus on the news. I think Current.com can be the solution to this. ... more
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Cost of Living Index for Selected U.S. Cities
Cost of living is actually increasing nationwide. The link takes you to the cost of living index for major American cities, while the image here shows this graphically, with red showing the most expensive areas. What's the situation where you live? Cost of living is actually increasing nationwide. The link takes you to the cost of living index for major American cities, while the ... more
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A Bay Area couple with two kids can't make it on $50,000 a year
The hard truth is that $53,000 a year doesn't cut it anymore in the Bay Area. Tens of thousands of working families in the region, even those with what many would consider decent-paying jobs, find a modestly comfortable standard of living is out of their reach.
A family of four in the Bay Area with two working adults must earn $77,069, equaling an hourly wage of $18.53, just to pay for basic necessities, a study released today calculates. The hard truth is that $53,000 a year doesn't cut it anymore in the Bay Area. Tens of thousands of working families in the region... more -
Current's Website Launch is in the news!
I was very pleased to see this feature in today's technology section of the SF Chronicle. Check it ouuuuut! Let me know what you think about what they mentioned. I was very pleased to see this feature in today's technology section of the SF Chronicle. Check it ouuuuut! Let me know what you ... more
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SF Chronicle Coverage: Current's Emmy
Current's Emmy is generating press.
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Why does the Chronicle's editor want to emulate the pioneer of yellow journal...
The San Francisco newspaper world is about to get a lot more interesting.
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