SXSW 2010: Five Good Minutes

Posted on | March 13, 2010 | View Comments

Instead of blogging this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW), I’ve decided to record segments with folks I meet with the express purpose of answering one question: What’s the one thing, in your media sphere, that excites you the most. I’ll be gathering a few of these each day. Some I’ll post here. Some I’ll post at the AEJMC Tech Meme.

Now, the first installment.

Eric Hellweg, Editorial Director, Harvard Business Digital (Cambridge, Massachusetts)

Four years ago, Eric took over the online operations of the Harvard Business Review. His charge: help overhaul the print business, preparing it for the digital transition. Within the last year, the site and magazine were re-launched, and they are now poised to move forward with a modern publishing process.

Nina Steiger, Writers’ Center Director, The Soho Theater (London, England)

A few years ago, Nina was charged with finding ways to integrate emerging technologies into the theater experience. A writer and artist at heart, though, she was adamant that the traditional experience of theater not be changed. She set out on an exploration of how the “art of theater” might expand, change and morph to include emerging technologies.

Brian Sheridan, Professor, Mercyhurst College (Erie, Pennsylvania)

I met Brian a few years ago after giving a talk to the regional conference of the Society of Professional Journalists. Since then, he’s been working on teaching his students emerging technologies and storytelling techniques to better prepare them for life in the digital age.

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