For the past few weeks I’ve participated in an online discussion for citizen journalists and livestreamers working within the Occupy movement. It’s been an enlightening experience — the topics are almost always interesting, dealing with everything from how to stay safe during police violence to the ever tricky balance between the need for transparency and the need for personal privacy.
Just as Occupy itself highlights how our problems are global, conversations like these show the common ground we all share as citizen journalists. All groups are struggling with the pull between transparency as a core value & the rising call for “security culture” and hiding our actions from the police & government agencies who monitor us. And everyone is looking toward Chicago this spring, and wondering what the state’s unconstitutional laws against recording public officials mean for us.
Below the cut you’ll find my tweets from the meeting, which form a sort of minutes. You can also download a recording of the roundtable.
Last week, Crumbelina from the Tyranny of Beauty online radio show interviewed me about Occupy Austin. Tune in to the program today, which starts at 1pm, to hear my interview.
A weekly gathering of livestreamers & citizen journalists discussing upcoming events & issues they face.
A weekly gathering of livestreamers & citizen journalists discussing upcoming events & issues they face.
http://storify.com/KitOConnell/united-streamers-roundtable-2-21-2012
