Tod Maffin's Open Source Radio Project

Tod Maffin's project - Open Source Radio A space for you to help contribute to a forthcoming CBC Radio column about the open-source movement [broken link deleted - jhc] looks interesting. To be aired the week of January 31. Think I'll try to follow along and see how this bit of collaborative journalism works out. To quote the intro:

Welcome. Now what?

Hi there. I'm the national technology columnist for CBC Radio, Canada's public broadcaster.

Each week, I do a short (3-4 minute) documentary about how technology and Internet trends are changing the way we work, play, and live. My column for the week of January 31 will be about the open-source movement, and I'm hoping you'll help prove how effective it can be!

Here's what I propose. On this blog, I'll post all aspects of the production of the piece as it comes together -- from the pitch meeting with my producers, to script iterations, to the final piece. Here's where you come in: As I post script versions, I'm hoping the community (that's you!) will weigh in with your own suggestions for the piece: people to interview, suggestions for music beds, factual error corrections, and so on. And together, online, we'll prepare the piece. It will air nationally the week of January 31.

posted January 21, 2005