Public Media and Drupal: Examples needed
Posted on October 14, 2009 by agentrickard
I noted the other day that I'm off for PublicMedia Camp this weekend. I'm excited about the event, and my trip is generously sponsored by the folks at PBS Engage. While there, I hope to help with some of the technical brainstorming sessions (and maybe a little bit of strategy, too).
I also signed up to do a short session on Why Drupal is Good for Public Media. It is basically an introduction to the ethos (yes, we have one) and practice of the Drupal community. It is a non-technical talk designed to explain why Drupal is an attractive platform for public media projects.
Some clarifications and a request.
-- "Public media" may be a peculiarly American concept. Yes, the BBC is a government-run company, but its structure and (especially) its funding are vastly different from a PBS or NPR in the states. Public media in the U.S. (traditionally) is broadcast spectrum set aside for local public interest programming on TV and radio. Stations are run locally, and receive most of their funding from local contributions (though there are national grants and government funds available).
Part of the big challenge of public media is how to address the Internet and the shifts in audience that have happened over the last 20 years. That's precisely the problem PBS Engage tackles.
So, my request:
-- I am looking for examples of Drupal usage for public media operations and projects, with a particular focus on the following topics:
- Interactive projects that engage audience with content creators
- Fundraising and donation tools
- Membership and rewards programs, such as CRM
- Media channels and narrowcasting
- Local tools for civic engagement
Please, I don't need a technical "you can do that with module X and configuration Y." I would like some links to real-world examples. I also can't really use sites like NowPublic, because they are not "public media" as defined above.
If you have any thoughts or a good showcase site, please leave a URL in the comments.
Speaking Engagements
- Oct. 17-18 : PublicMedia Camp, Washington DC
- Nov. 11-12 : DrupalCamp Sweden, Stockholm
- Dec. 3: "Integrating Drupal" Webinar
- Dec. 12&13 : DrupalCamp Chicago
Contact me for availability.
Contact
- agentrickard [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments
Public purpose media on
October 14, 2009 by nonsie (not verified), 21 weeks 4 days ago
Comment: 243
Public purpose media on http://www.pic.tv ?
Interesting. A non-profit
October 14, 2009 by Ken Rickard (not verified), 21 weeks 4 days ago
Comment: 244
Interesting. A non-profit backed company. And their sites all run on Drupal. http://www.one-economy.com/
Hi Ken, We just relaunched
October 14, 2009 by Pete BUll (not verified), 21 weeks 4 days ago
Comment: 245
Hi Ken,
We just relaunched the Forum Network (http://forum-network.org) which is a joint project of NPR and PBS. The Forum Network is an archive of video lectures by scholars, authors, artists, scientists and others, and we work with public media stations around the country who in turn form partnerships with the local organizations and schools who often host the speakers.
Another Drupal-based site here at WGBH is the WGBH Lab (http://lab.wgbh.org), a project aimed at working with independent media makers to produce new content, video, mashups, etc.
Also, I'll plug a couple more public media stations who are using Drupal: New Hampshire Public Radio (http://www.nhpr.org) and WETA in DC (http://www.weta.org).
Unfortunately I won't be at PubMedia Camp, but I can put you in touch with the folks behind any of these projects (some of whom may be there).
Here are a few places to
October 14, 2009 by Gus Austin (not verified), 21 weeks 4 days ago
Comment: 246
Here are a few places to check out -
http://groups.drupal.org/open-media-project
http://groups.drupal.org/public-media
http://groups.drupal.org/pegspace
http://groups.drupal.org/node/13920
Also worth noting that two Knight funded initiatives are currently instrumental in creating 'useful' installation profiles for Drupal - http://drupal.org/node/596488
I believe some folks from those efforts will be in attendance.
Excellent. Thanks, Gus!
October 14, 2009 by Ken Rickard (not verified), 21 weeks 4 days ago
Comment: 247
Excellent. Thanks, Gus!
http://maplight.org/ is a
October 14, 2009 by Neil Drumm (not verified), 21 weeks 4 days ago
Comment: 248
http://maplight.org/ is a Drupal site. Not sure it fits the definition, but journalists can use it for research.
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net
October 14, 2009 by Barry Madore (not verified), 21 weeks 4 days ago
Comment: 249
http://www.tcdailyplanet.net
We've talked about this site before, I know. Not sure how well it fits your definition. Local civic engagement to be sure. Teaching journalism to citizens? Check. Aggregating neighborhood and ethnic media sources? Check. Engaging audiences with content creators? Sorta and is definitely poised to hit the next level soon now that the original content and aggregated content mixing has been somewhat perfected. I can say more if you want more...
Have fun!
-barry
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