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The Promise of Open Media in Iran

June 25, 2009

Xeni Jardin co-editor, Boing Boing

Peter Kaufman president and ceo, Intelligent Television

Pamela Harris documentary filmmaker

Dean Jansen outreach director, Participatory Culture Foundation

Jenny Attiyeh host/producer, ThoughtCast

At the first ever Open Video Conference, held at New York University in Manhattan in the summer of 2009, participants pondered the significance of the open media movement, at a time when its tools are being put to use by protesters in Iran. The social networking tools Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have revolutionized communication, and impacted events as they unfold.

ThoughtCast spoke with Xeni Jardin, of Boing Boing fame, and Dean Jansen with the Participatory Culture Foundation, among others, about the potential of this movement to effect social change.

Topics: Media & Technology

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