View source for Mgp2006

This is the permanent location of links to blog reports and other resources from the June 29-July 1, 2006 summit conference, "Democracy & Independence: Sharing News & Politics in a Connected World," which drew 300 participants to the University of Massachusetts. It was the first event organized by [http://www.mediagiraffe.org The Media Giraffe Project] at UMass Amherst.
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==Access [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/ MEDIA GIRAFFE PROJECT HOME PAGE]==

==[http://newshare.typepad.com/mgp2006/2006/07/next_steps_what.html WHAT WE LEARNED/NEXT STEPS]==
[http://newshare.typepad.com/mgp2006/2006/07/next_steps_what-1.html (slides)]
==[http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Opening-comments Excerpts of opening comments at MGP2006, June 28, 2006]==
==[http://newshare.typepad.com/mgp2006/ Giraffes at work: Reports from the field]==

==MOVED: The attending participants list has been moved [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Participants TO HERE.]==

==Did you attend MGP2006? What did you learn? Post a comment[http://newshare.typepad.com/mgp2006/2006/06/starting_the_co.html COMMENT HERE]==

=== News about the Media Giraffe Project ===
Click to [http://newshare.typepad.com/mgp2006/files/mgp-wamc-2006-06-30.mp3 download a 10-minute  (4MB) MP3 file], an audio interview with MGP director Bill Densmore broadcast on Northeast Public Radio, WAMC 90.3, Albany, N.Y., on Fri., June 30, at 9:20 p.m.

===Blogging MGP2006===
A [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Blogging full page of links] to individual blog posts about the MGP2006 summit.

===Photos from MGP2006===

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/mgp2006/<br>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/cecilytrestle/tags/mediagiraffe/<br>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acmeboston/178450202/in/set-72157594182567224/<br>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilonameagher/sets/72157594184890056/<br>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/sets/72157594182722991/

=== Link to archived downloadable video of MGP2006 sessions===

* Many of the nearly 40 sessions at the June 28-July 1 MGP2006 summit of the Media Giraffe Project at UMass Amherst were videotaped. We're gradually making them available for online viewing and download as QuickTime and Flash files. Click to [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Live annotated descriptions and links.]

There's also a [http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/?p=947 video on citizen media] produced by Cambridge Community Television which features interviews conducted at MGP2006.

===Other key resource pages=== 

* [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Summit_topics REVIEW DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EACH MGP2006 BREAKOUT SESSION]
* [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/News NEWS]
* [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Program_changes PROGRAM OR SCHEDULE CHANGES]
* [http://mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Jtm-amherst THE JOURNALISM THAT MATTERS BREAKOUT]
* [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/artman/publish/article_373.shtml CONFERENCE STAFF]
* [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Resources GENERAL RESOURCES PAGE]
* {http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Blogging Who blogged the summit?]
* READ the [http://newshare.typepad.com/mgp2006 "official" MGP2006 blog.]
* ADD [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Summit_topics notes/comments to a specific session]
* LEARN about [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Meetings Special sessions/meetings]
** A [http://mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Citizen_filmmaking Citizen Filmmaking Resource Page] 
** FOLLOWUP with Christopher Lydon and [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Newengland The New England Common].
** FOLLOWUP on th e[http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/Political_bloggers gathering of Massachusetts & New England "citizen" and political bloggers].
** REGISTER YOUR INTEREST: In the post-conference [http://groups.dowire.org/groups/citizenmedia online community of practice for citizen media leaders] suggested by Steven Clift 
* EXHIBITORS -- We've [http://www.mediagiraffe.org/artman/publish/article_372.shtml got a few] in the Campus Center Reading Room and in the concourse.

===[http://www.mediagiraffe.org/wiki/index.php/nenc New England News Forum in formation] ===