From paulien at dresscher.nl Fri Aug 20 10:52:57 2010 From: paulien at dresscher.nl (Paulien Dresscher) Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:52:57 +0200 Subject: Fwd: [Nettime-nl] Data-driven journalism: What is there to learn? 24 August, 2010, Amsterdam References: Message-ID: FYI Due to the limited capacity of the venue, the roundtable Data-Driven Journalism: What is there to Learn, is not open to everyone. However, if you are interested: you can still follow the presentations and discussions online, as the entire event will be recorded and the videos will be posted on the event website: http://datadrivenjournalism.net/ . If you wish to post questions for the data-driven journalism speakers and share your suggestions and insights on this promising new field, join the Data-Driven Journalism group on the EJC Online Community. Please mark-up related tweets on Twitter, with the hashtag #ddj. Best, Paulien Begin forwarded message: > From: Geert Lovink > Date: August 16, 2010 11:34:51 AM CEDT > To: nettime-nl at nettime.org > Subject: [Nettime-nl] Data-driven journalism: What is there to > learn? 24 August, 2010, Amsterdam > > Data-driven journalism: What is there to learn? > 24 August, 2010, Amsterdam > > Ten, even five years ago, the use of data as a basis for reporting was > difficult and costly, requiring IT skills far beyond what is common in > media. Databases were used mainly by investigative journalists. > Editors and > reporters usually relied on information provided by outside sources. > > Today there is a notable change. Collections of data are becoming > available > online, often for free. There is a whole stack of tools to dig into > ?big > data?. Open source tools allow navigation and analysis of large > amounts of > data rather quickly. There are online applications that allow us to > share > and visualise data. > > Developing the know-how to use the available data more effectively, to > understand it, communicate and generate stories based on it, could > be a huge > opportunity to breathe new life into journalism. Journalists can > find new > roles as ?sense-makers? digging deep into data, thus making > reporting more > socially relevant. If done well, delivering credible information and > advice > could even generate revenues, opening up new perspectives on business > models, aside from subscriptions and advertising. > > In this context, the European Journalism Centre in collaboration > with the > University of Amsterdam organises the first round table on data-driven > journalism. The one day event brings together specialists in fields > which > intersect with data-driven journalism: data mining, data > visualisation and > multimedia storytelling to discuss the possibilities of this > emerging field, > examine and understand the needed tools and workflows, and spread the > know-how for data-driven journalism. What can we learn from the > existing > projects? How can we integrate the existing tools in the journalistic > workflows? What skills are needed to enter this field? These are > just a few > of the issues which will be addressed in this event. > > The programme includes speakers from: The New York Times (US), The > Financial > Times (UK), The Times (UK), The University of Amsterdam > (Netherlands), The > Open University (UK), The Open Knowledge Foundation (UK), > Medienkombinat > (Germany) Hacks/Hackers (US), OWNI (France) IBM (France), Ultra > Knowledge > (UK), KB Consulting (Germany). The roundtable is chaired by Mirko > Lorenz, > DDJ Project leader, EJC and Innovation projects, Deutsche Welle. > > To share your suggestions and insights on what is needed for > journalists to > enter this promising field, please join the data-driven journalism > group on > the EJC Online Community . To attend the > event, > please fill in the online application form > > . > > There is no registration fee but the attendees are expected to > arrange and > cover their own transportation and accommodation. > > > ______________________________________________________ > * Verspreid via nettime-nl. Commercieel gebruik niet > * toegestaan zonder toestemming. is een > * open en ongemodereerde mailinglist over net-kritiek. > * Meer info, archief & anderstalige edities: > * http://www.nettime.org/. > * Contact: Menno Grootveld (rabotnik at xs4all.nl). -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From paulien at dresscher.nl Thu Aug 26 15:13:20 2010 From: paulien at dresscher.nl (Paulien Dresscher) Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:13:20 +0200 Subject: New Media opening party: Pixelparty References: Message-ID: <222F773B-7FD2-4554-9915-B7398553B586@dresscher.nl> Dear Research M.A. student, We warmly invite you to a festive opening of the new media season with a Pixelparty on Thursday 2 September starting at 8:30 in the evening. The new media party is a co-production of "Schijnheilig" (http://www.schijnheilig.org/) together with the new media team at the University of Amsterdam. We also have invited the new M.A. students, all of last year's international M.A. students as well as the B.A. students in new media & digital culture, so it is a nice blend. We are proud to present the program of the evening, which includes a performance, a notorious rogue band, Gameboy/Atari/Nintendo-inspired DJs and our own alumni VJ Minke and VJ Rosa! Attached please find the flyer. We look forward to seeing you at the Pixelparty! The new media team Program 20.30 Best of YouTube 21.30 Sin Sin Collective 22.00 The RaaskalBOMfukkerZ 23.00 EINDBAAS dj team  (Klazien Schaap & Frans Twisk) + VJ Rosa Menkman 00.00 EINDBAAS dj team  (Klazien Schaap & Frans Twisk) + VJ Minke Kampman 01.00 End_ Location Schijnheilig // Passeerdersgracht 23BG info at schijnheilig.org +31 (0)6 4797 2033 Organization Lonneke, Esther, Anne & Marc Questions? Please mail a.helmond at uva.nl or e.j.t.weltevrede at uva.nl BIOGRAPHIES Sin Sin Collective Dubbed ?digital terrorists? by The Irish Times, sin sin is an international group of pan media artists working under the auspices of their beloved leader, The Fat Controller. Sin Sin Collective makes performances, music and art animations using new technology in combination with classical techniques. See http://sinsincollective.com. The RaaskalBOMfukkerZ Notorious rogue with pockets full of surprises in the form of intricate noise / soundscape of hip-hop with eggs and poisonous complex versification (from Russian bio). More on: http://www.myspace.com/raaskalbomfukkerz EINDBAAS DJ team (Klazien Schaap & Frans Twisk) EINDBAAS is the bad guy at the end of every computergame. We all know him, he comes in shapes and sizes, he's invincible and always there. EINDBAAS! It?s also the name of the super super super happy and happening chiptune parties in Utrecht, hosted by dj PCK and Kla. They love you getting your kicks playing their upbeat chiptunes, micro dubstep, and other 8-bit dance delights. www.micromusic.nl VJ Rosa Menkman Every technology possess its own inherent accidents. Rosa Menkman is a Dutch visualist who focuses on visual artifacts created by accidents in digital media. The visuals she makes are the result of glitches, compressions, feedback and other forms of noise. Although many people perceive these accidents as negative experiences, Rosa emphasizes their positive consequences. http://rosa-menkman.blogspot.com/ and http://www.youtube.com/rosamenkman VJ Minke Kampman (VIADUKTAPE) VIADUKTAPE does it low-tech, analogue, crispy, trashy with lots of vodka. One does the live VJ input that the other brings to the screen in a wild performance. It?s like an electronique etch-a-sketch that keeps on sketching. http://viaduktape.com/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I hope to see you next thursday at the new media party- see mail below! Best, Paulien Dresscher OC member for the RMA media studies paulien at dresscher.nl 06-50668369 Skype: pauliendresscher > --------------------------------- > Dear Research M.A. student, > > We warmly invite you to a festive opening of the new media season with > a Pixelparty on Thursday 2 September starting at 8:30 in the evening. > The new media party is a co-production of "Schijnheilig" > (http://www.schijnheilig.org/) together with the new media team at the > University of Amsterdam. We also have invited the new M.A. students, > all of last year's international M.A. students as well as the B.A. > students in new media & digital culture, so it is a nice blend. > > We are proud to present the program of the evening, which includes a > performance, a notorious rogue band, Gameboy/Atari/Nintendo-inspired > DJs and our own alumni VJ Minke and VJ Rosa! Attached please find the > flyer. > > > We look forward to seeing you at the Pixelparty! > > The new media team > > > > Program > 20.30 Best of YouTube > 21.30 Sin Sin Collective > 22.00 The RaaskalBOMfukkerZ > 23.00 EINDBAAS dj team  (Klazien Schaap & Frans Twisk) + VJ Rosa > Menkman > 00.00 EINDBAAS dj team  (Klazien Schaap & Frans Twisk) + VJ Minke > Kampman > 01.00 End_ > > Location > Schijnheilig // Passeerdersgracht 23BG > info at schijnheilig.org > +31 (0)6 4797 2033 > > Organization > Lonneke, Esther, Anne & Marc > Questions? Please mail a.helmond at uva.nl or e.j.t.weltevrede at uva.nl > > > BIOGRAPHIES > > Sin Sin Collective > Dubbed ?digital terrorists? by The Irish Times, sin sin is an > international group of pan media artists working under the auspices of > their beloved leader, The Fat Controller. Sin Sin Collective makes > performances, music and art animations using new technology in > combination with classical techniques. See > http://sinsincollective.com. > > The RaaskalBOMfukkerZ > Notorious rogue with pockets full of surprises in the form of > intricate noise / soundscape of hip-hop with eggs and poisonous > complex versification (from Russian bio). More on: > http://www.myspace.com/raaskalbomfukkerz > > EINDBAAS DJ team (Klazien Schaap & Frans Twisk) > EINDBAAS is the bad guy at the end of every computergame. We all know > him, he comes in shapes and sizes, he's invincible and always there. > EINDBAAS! It?s also the name of the super super super happy and > happening chiptune parties in Utrecht, hosted by dj PCK and Kla. They > love you getting your kicks playing their upbeat chiptunes, micro > dubstep, and other 8-bit dance delights. www.micromusic.nl > > VJ Rosa Menkman > Every technology possess its own inherent accidents. Rosa Menkman is a > Dutch visualist who focuses on visual artifacts created by accidents > in digital media. The visuals she makes are the result of glitches, > compressions, feedback and other forms of noise. Although many people > perceive these accidents as negative experiences, Rosa emphasizes > their positive consequences. http://rosa-menkman.blogspot.com/ and > http://www.youtube.com/rosamenkman > > VJ Minke Kampman (VIADUKTAPE) > VIADUKTAPE does it low-tech, analogue, crispy, trashy with lots of > vodka. > One does the live VJ input that the other brings to the screen in a > wild performance. It?s like an electronique etch-a-sketch that keeps > on sketching. http://viaduktape.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: invitation-pixelparty.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 145399 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: