Citizen Media Rendezvous

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Introduction

Today's media landscape is in turmoil: traditional mass media companies have become vulnerable due to falling advertising dollars, dwindling readership and difficulties adapting to new media. At the same time citizen and independent media are facing a golden opportunity to assert themselves through online and social networking technologies.

Nonetheless, independent and citizen media continue to face challenges in creating content, developing platforms, building audience and securing financing for their work.

The Citizen Media Rendezvous is an occasion for colleagues working in independent, citizen-based media to come together to discuss and brainstorm around topics like content, technology, community collaboration and innovative business models. Our goal? To help open up new perspectives on the rapidly changing world of social media.

This year's event will launch a series of four Citizen Media Rendezvous, which in 2010, 2011, and 2012 will accompany the CIVICUS World Assembly. The 2009 edition will be presented alongside two other events (The Festival For Citizen Expression and INM's Summer School).

The 2009 edition will bring together bloggers, engaged citizens, photographers, citizen journalists, media experts, alternative media buffs, and web media businesses, alongside contributors to CitizenShift, Parole citoyenne, Media@McGill, l'INM, and other social organisations.

Visit our EventBrite page to register now!

23 JUL 2009

Stay tuned for further announcements about the online video streaming of the event! And make sure to follow the CMRV '09 blog at citizen.nfb.ca/blogs/rendezvous.

NEW!! 20 AUG 2009

Streaming site is now online. On August 26th as of 3:30pm (EDT) you can watch the Citizen Media Rendezvous live online at http://livestream.com/media2009