Social media is any networked information technology, tool or platform that derives its content and principal value from user engagement and permits those users to interact with that content. But last time I checked (in), the content stream being produced through my media stream was becoming a lot less social (Web 2.0) and more of […]
Too Much Social Media, Not Enough Social Message
by Cameron D. Norman • July 30th, 2012
Springfield Plus
by mjd • September 29th, 2011
Young leaders envision saving a mid-sized American city.
At the end of July 2011, twenty-nine high school students from Springfield MA gathered on the campus of UMass Amherst for a three-day “Taste of College” youth leadership retreat.
Sponsored by the Mass Alliance on Teen Pregnancy, New North Citizen’s Council, and UMass’ Center on Communication for Sustainable Social Change (CSSC), with donations from Big Y (Amherst), Whole Foods (Amherst), the North End Campus Coalition, and Amherst Community Television (ACTV).
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by Cameron D. Norman • September 29th, 2011
For many, but certainly not all, of the studies we do in public and population health, the audience for this is almost the same. Not all studies or research projects will yield the kind of data that are video-worthy or inspire photosharing, but some are. And if we want the public engaged in science, if we want to reach practitioners and inspire policy makers and researchers alike to pay attention to the evidence being generated, this video might offer some suggestions for a way forward.
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