This course will become read-only in the near future. Tell us at community.p2pu.org if that is a problem.
This course will explore documentary journalism using the book Video For Change, written by members of witness.org. The course may emphasize Free/Open Source video tools, formats, and codecs. We will also focus on institutional repositories such as the Internet Archive and Creative Commons for distribution.
You will need a place to compile notes/ideas as well as to promote your project(s). A few examples of free and easy to use/learn collaborative platforms include:
Wanted to share some free (and a few non-free) blogging or other easy webhosting options I threw together for an unconference in July:
http://www.blogger.com/ (got gmail?)
http://www.wordpress.com/
http://www.livejournal.com/ (diary-style)
http://www.blogster.com
http://www.blog.com/
Almost a micro-blog: http://tumblr.com/ (free)
E.g. http://awesomepeoplehangingouttogether.tumblr.com/
Free installation of Wordpress, Drupal, MediaWiki, and more.
http://www.dreamhostapps.com/
http://www.typepad.com/ (trial, not free)
