Citizen journalism
Gladwell’s three roles in spreading ideas
June 25, 2018 | Russ GraysonMalcolm Granwell, author of The Tipping Point, defines the three roles important to the spread of ideas… Read More
Creating change: facilitating with confidence
April 12, 2018 | Russ Grayson | One CommentIf bad meetings are a malady, effective facilitation is the remedy. That is what this workshop with social change communications expert, Les Robinson, was about…Read More
Communicating for change: a most useful workshop
April 4, 2018 | Russ GraysonWe write. We speak. We encourage. Sometimes, we cajole. But all too often nobody listens. Even when they do listen they will not act. This is disappointing and when it happens time after time it discourages us. Master Communications for Change showed us how to communicate better…Read More
Ghost Boat revives past journalism models
June 2, 2016 | Russ GraysonInternet-enabled collaborative journalism and research reveals much about people smuggling into Europe in the search for the Ghost Boat…Read More
The OM1 — a photographic tool for the mountain walker
October 5, 2015 | Russ GraysonTwice now, Olympus has solved the camera weight and bulk issue for bushwalking photographers…Read More
Photo essays on Adobe Slate — 2015
July 25, 2015 | Russ GraysonCheck out my latest iPad photo essays on Adobe Slate for 2015…Read More
The citizen photojournalist: here’s the manual
March 22, 2015 | Russ Grayson | One CommentWHO BETTER than a multimedia photojournalist and blogger whose work has also been picked up by old media’s newspapers and TV to write a book on citizen journalism? After all, Carlos Miller has pioneered this new field of independent journalism and popularised it in his blog, Photography Is Not A Crime.Read More
Enforcing accountability with cameras
March 22, 2015 | Russ Grayson | One CommentPaul Kitano explains how to improve civil accountability through cameras and photojournalism…Read More
Yes or no? Responding to interview requests
October 1, 2014 | Russ Grayson | One CommentNOT LONG AGO I was interviewed by a woman researching community gardening. At the end of the interview I encouraged her to publish her research online so that anyone, including the community gardeners whom she was interviewing, could benefit from … Read More
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