Introducing the News Lab It’s hard to think of a more important source of information in the world than quality journalism. At its best, news communicates truth to power, keeps societies free and open, and leads to more informed decision-making by people and leaders. In the past decade, better technology and an open Internet have led to a revolution in how news is created, distributed, and consumed. And given Google’s mission to ensure quality information is accessible and useful everywhere, we want to help ensure that innovation in news leads to a more informed, more democratic world. That’s why we’ve created the News Lab, a new effort at Google to empower innovation at the intersection of technology and media. Tools for better reporting From Maps to YouTube to Fusion Tables to Earth to Search, we offer many tools that newsrooms can use in their reporting and storytelling. Another area we’ve focused our programs on is citizen reporting.
Video Volunteers » Video and Social Change Around the world, video is being used as a powerful tool for providing community voice and social change. The cost of a camera has plummeted from $100,000 US ten years ago to less than $500 today. Suddenly, changemakers around the world can shoot high-quality video, and distribute it globally via the Internet. By offering NGOs cost-effective training and models of video production, Video Volunteers aims to make video a ubiquitous tool in the work of social change. Community-based communications is key to empowering communities to participate and to lead social change in their communities. Video is a particularly powerful tool in social change because:
TechRaking | Reveal From CIR and the News Lab at Google The Center for Investigative Reporting and the News Lab at Google are joining forces for an eight-part event series dedicated to connecting journalists with technologists and designers. The goal of TechRaking is to develop transformative ideas and solutions to important challenges that communities face around the world, including ones that specifically impact journalists in reporting news and information. Upcoming Events TechRaking Toronto May 20, 2015 9a.m. – 5:30 p.m. followed by a happy hour Location: Google Toronto: 111 Richmond Street West Past Events TechRaking Berlin May 8, 2015 9am – 5pm followed by a happy hour Location: Impact Hub Friedrichstrasse 246 10969 Berlin TechRaking Berkeley Apr 22, 2015 7:30am – 6:30pm followed by a happy hour Location: Golden Gate Fields: 1100 Eastshore Hwy, Berkeley TechRaking London
American Refugee Committee: Video for Social Change This resource is a comprehensive guide to planning and implementing participatory video activities in conflict-affected settings, with a focus on gender-based violence prevention and response, harmful practices, HIV/AIDS, and related health issues. The Toolkit includes a manual titled “A Practical Guide to Community Video Training” that provides detailed session descriptions, exercises, and support materials for a two-week training workshop integrating thematic content with video production, team-building, and interpersonal communication skills. The Toolkit is designed for communication personnel, program managers, and humanitarian agency and NGO staff who wish to strengthen health and social development programs through participatory video. It can also serve as a resource for health advocates, media activists, social researchers, students, and others seeking in-depth information on participatory communication and community-based social change. Part 1. I.
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