The Paterson innovation series
March 3, 2008 by John Proffitt · Leave a Comment
Robert Paterson has begun a multi-part series on innovation in the public media space around the country. For anyone laboring on new media projects or working to promote new media (especially connective community media), this is a must-read series.
The posts so far…
- The Future of Public radio – How Torey Malatia is solving the Innovator’s Dilemma
- Innovator’s Dilemma – Public Media – Sound Familiar?
- Making real progress in Public Media – Acknowledging the Innovator’s Dilemma
I’m expecting more posts soon, probably on KETC‘s work in St. Louis (building community around shared media and history), WOSU‘s work in Columbus (bringing the online community into station engagement), and Ideastream in Cleveland (blending a dual licensee with fellow nonprofits and the community).
For the last 15 years I've done what comes naturally to anyone with degrees in English, earth science and education: I taught high school for a year then worked as an IT pro in healthcare, banking, consulting and government contracting (of course!). But I also spent nearly 5 years in Alaska's largest public media company, taking the traditional radio / TV / statewide news operation online and realizing traffic gains of more than 700% in just 18 months. These days I simply turn over the occasional public media rock and tell you what I see.