Charlie Tims
Associate
Charlie Tims recently co-wrote Video Republic, a look at the social and political significance of internet videos. He is currently involved in producing a part of the TED prize in London.
- we are the propaganda In Video Republic we argue that, in an era when we can all make videos, we have become the new propagandists. Party political broadcasts, produced by ad-agencies and broadcasted on national TV have become (please don't gag) 'political broadcast parties' produced by all of us and distributed on youtube. But this isn't just about elections, it's about our everyday visibility as citizens. It points to new kinds of citizenship. Another manifestation of this phenomena has appeared in today's... continue reading on 10th October 2008 in Video Republic
-
Photograph Your BCG
A BCG scar is one of the few ways that most of us are connected to TB. We're collecting pictures of them, as a way of spreading James Nachtwey's story about XDRTB.
You can post your scar to the BCG blog in these two ways:by emailjust snap a picture and email it to xbcg@moblog.net and see it appear instantly. by phoneMMS your pic to: 07786201241 with the word xbcg at the start of your message. If you have a facebook account? Install the BCG blog widget and spread the word... continue reading on 9th October 2008 in James Nachtwey's TED Wish to Change The World -
Bignachtweything
The XDRTB story is spreading fast. As a part of our role in the project we have been inviting people to comment on different aspects of James Nachtwey's wish.
Here is Darrell from Bigshinything's reaction... continue reading on 4th October 2008 in James Nachtwey's TED Wish to Change The World - AITVR3&4: SexEutube & The Targuist Sniper In the run up to the launch of the video republic next Monday. I'm continuing to dip in an out of the bizarre world of internet videos.The EU has its own Youtube Channel - Eutube (see what they did there?). It blurs the line between propaganda, public information and whimsical provocations to new types of public debate - we like it for the later. Some of their videos are alarmingly good - and if you check out (parts of) the comment stream you can see them starting the kind of debate ... continue reading on 30th September 2008 in Video Republic
- Spread James' Photos TED have put a call out to bloggers to help spread James' wish.If you're interested, here are three ways you could (i) If you're doing a powerpoint in October, start your presentation with one of James' photographs (ii) If you have a projector in your office, project one of James photograph's out of your window when it's dark (& take a photo of it) (iii) If you have LCD screens in your office reception, run the DVD of James photographs. If you're up for it (or have any brighter ideas!)... continue reading on 29th September 2008 in James Nachtwey's TED Wish to Change The World
- Legendary Photojournalist Poised To Break Massive Story TED Prize winner James Nachtwey is one of the greatest living photojournalists. On Friday he will be breaking a new story in massive public projections around the world. They will be on the National Theatre's fly tower here in London. We are helping him do this.Their are html badges on the TED Blog if you want to support a projection near you. This is the code for the London projection. <a href="http://www.tedprize.org/nachtwey"><img... continue reading on 28th September 2008 in James Nachtwey's TED Wish to Change The World
- Adventures in the Video Republic 2 Think the current US election is the first election to be lived out on youtube? You're wrong. In the run up to the parliamentary elections in Croatia in 2007 videos of slips and blunders by politicians from the ruling HDZ party began to appear on the internet. Interior Minister Ivica Kirin spuriously claimed that one popular video made by a 21-year-old boy had been made by the opposition and he knew this because he claimed to have looked into ‘the youtube servers’... continue reading on 28th September 2008 in Video Republic Comments (1)
- Adventures in the Video Republic 1 It's 10 days till we launch the Video Republic - a look at what it means to live in a world where just about anyone with basic video recording equipment and an ok internet connection can make and distribute our most instantaneous and powerful form of media - the moving image. Internet videos, produced by us, are part of the evolution of free speech - changing how we see each other, our behavioral norms and our relationship to leaders. They are above all, a new place for public deliberation. So... continue reading on 27th September 2008 in Video Republic
- Waitrose nudges everyday democracy shocker Now then. When you pass though the checkout in the new Waitrose in Rickmansworth you're given a token. On leaving the supermarket you pass by thee containers. Each container belongs to a different local charity. My dad told me this after I made him watch the Everyday Democracy video that I have entered in the National Democratic Convention's Film Festival (Please vote for it). Customers have the option of depositing their token in any of the containers... continue reading on 26th July 2008
- hello mr primeminister my name's adam and i'm 14 There are so many ways to be cynical about ask the pm on youtube, but I think it rules. This is a video of Adam talking to the Prime Minister about how he wants to vote, which is sort of illogical if you think about it. This type of thing, and alot of the other semi-political content on youtube definitely isn't representative democracy... and er, it doesn't quite fit into participatory democracy either. Expressive Democracy? Any takers? This is the conundrum that the Children of Europa project... continue reading on 18th June 2008 in Video Republic