Some of you that make movies and videos might be interested in this new toolkit on metrics for evaluating the impact of media pieces put out by the Bay Area Video Coalition.
Category Archives: Media Workers
labor issues and working conditions, censorship and citizen journalism
Report: On-Line Engagement for News Sites
Surveyed outlets include Urban Milwaukee, the Twin Cities Daily Planet and the Great Lakes Echo in this J-Lab report.
Rules of the Road: Ethics and Local On-Line Journalism
Report that collates experiences from several online local journalism sites around the country. Among the survey respondents are the Voice of San Diego, baristanet and the local Berkeleyside website. Put out by J-Lab at American University, a project of the Knight Foundation.
University of Minnesota Study on Online Piracy
Univ of Minnesota study on the impact of online piracy on international box office sales. News flash: there isn’t much of one.
Designing for Impact: The Rise of High-Impact Social Justice Documentaries
This report, from the Center for Social Media at American University, provides 6 in-depth case studies of the documentary film process and how to evaluate impact.
Copyright and Fair Use
This on-line guide from the Stanford University Library and Nolo Books covers most of the important information on copyrights, fair use and permissions.