This presentation was given at the Rethinking Small Media event at the University of London in October 2012:
http://www.smallmediainitiative.com/rethinking-small-media-2012/
Rethinking news in a world of ubiquitous connectivity
1. Rethinking news for a world of
ubiquitous connectivity
Matt McAlister, The Guardian
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4. PC/Internet Ubiquitous
Mass Media
Revolution Network
Media ďŹnds you, knows
Receive your media Go get your media
where you are
5. PC/Internet Ubiquitous
Mass Media
Revolution Network
Media ďŹnds you, knows
Receive your media Go get your media
where you are
Look at it on a screen, It responds to your actions,
Square things deliver it gather it via keyboard/ interpreted by the device,
moust many different devices
6. PC/Internet Ubiquitous
Mass Media
Revolution Network
Media ďŹnds you, knows
Receive your media Go get your media
where you are
Look at it on a screen, It responds to your actions,
Square things deliver it gather it via keyboard/ interpreted by the device,
moust many different devices
Production via assembly Everybody is a producer Everything is a producer
7. PC/Internet Ubiquitous
Mass Media
Revolution Network
Media ďŹnds you, knows
Receive your media Go get your media
where you are
Look at it on a screen, It responds to your actions,
Square things deliver it gather it via keyboard/ interpreted by the device,
moust many different devices
Production via assembly Everybody is a producer Everything is a producer
Channels control
Instant global distribution Never unconnected
distribution
8. PC/Internet Ubiquitous
Mass Media
Revolution Network
Media ďŹnds you, knows
Receive your media Go get your media
where you are
Look at it on a screen, It responds to your actions,
Square things deliver it gather it via keyboard/ interpreted by the device,
moust many different devices
Production via assembly Everybody is a producer Everything is a producer
Channels control
Instant global distribution Never unconnected
distribution
9. ⤠Atomize everything
⤠Add time and space
⤠Be developer-friendly
⤠Partner with experts
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11. Local news by
local citizens
⤠Everything has a location
⤠Adjusts depending on where
you are, what you care about
⤠Device-speciďŹc experiences
⤠Open to everyone
⤠Tiers of moderation
12. APIs and Tools
⤠Integrates well with maps
⤠Open access to all raw data
⤠Both read and write access for
building apps on the platform
⤠Powers our own apps, too
⤠Examples of integrations on the
Guardian web site