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Berkeley Cybersalon - Citizen Journalism - June 19

From the official announcement:

BERKELEY CYBERSALON
6-8 p.m., Sunday, June 19, 2005
Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar St., Berkeley
“Got News? Citizen Journalism with Dan
Gillmor, Becky O’Malley, and Peter Merholz (and Craig Newmark in the
Wings)”

Technology is making it easier for grassroots journalism to
take root. Craig Newmark, the father of online community classifieds,
recently planted the seeds of this new movement, and Dan Gillmor gave
up his tech column at the San Jose Mercury to start his own
interactive-journalism venture, www.Bayosphere.com. In print, publisher/editor Becky
O’Malley speaks to the spirit of the local community with The
Berkeley Daily Planet. And the father of “blog,” Peter Merholz
founded the Beast Blog [Ed--you're here!], a group blog
that covers everything of note in the East Bay. With organic
publications like these, who needs the artificially flavored New York
Times?

Come discuss the future of journalism with us. We’re joining
with Kevin Werbach, host of Supernova, an emerging technology event
starting June 2 in S.F., for a traditional pre-Supernova dinner at 6
p.m., followed by the panel discussion at 7 p.m.

Werbach is offering Cybersalonistas a $300 discount for the two-day conference; or $500
off on the full three-day conference – just mention Berkeley
Cybersalon when/if you register at www.supernova2005.com.

Dinner is $20, and if you plan to come, RSVP to whoisylvia AT aol.com so we
can order food (Vietnamese, with lots of vegetarian alternatives for
those grassroots types) and drinks.

We know it’s Father’s Day, so bring your dad(s).

This is an event for everyone interested in the
future of journalism.

Directions:
Via gas-guzzling vehicle:
From Oakland or the Bay Bridge, take Hwy 80 and exit at University, make a
quick RIGHT under the freeway and onto the frontage road, and turn RIGHT at the 4RENT sign onto Cedar St.
Continue straight two miles past Shattuck and park.
From the Richmond
Bridge, take Hwy 80 and exit LEFT at Gilman, turn RIGHT on San Pablo
for a few blocks, and LEFT on Cedar St. 1.5 miles past Shattuck, and
park.

Via “natural” mode, i.e, foot/bicycle/Segway:
From downtown Berkeley BART, go north on Shattuck, and east on Cedar St. This is an easy and
safe 15-minute walk.

Posted by peterme at June 8, 2005 08:18 AM