Yes, sometimes I like to brag about my stellar husband, Colin. He’s helping to bring awareness and change in the public access, community media and citizen journalism front – and I couldn’t be prouder.

The following is from last week’s Alliance for Community Media Northeast Conference, where Colin talks about how new technologies offer a unique opportunity for community media and its members. To attain such success it is critical that a social media strategy is created cognizant of not only the wants and needs of a center’s members, but also takes into account what is currently being used. Remember, it’s about them, what they need to make media and to tell stories – it’s not about you [via Colin, stated in clip below].
 

For full post by Colin: Social Media and Community Television at ACMNE09