VIRTUAL STREET CORNERS – Merging Citizen Journalism with Digital Art
Coolidge Corner and Dudley Square are just 2.4 miles apart -A 15 minute ride on the 66 bus.
Yet few from each neighborhood appear to visit the other. Why?
The Virtual Street Corners project attempts to bridge gaps and break down stereotypes by exploring the commonalities, differences, and shared issues between the two communities.
From June 8-30th the two neighborhoods will be linked through a live video portal with ends at A Nubian Notion and Brookline Booksmith. In addition to spontaneous conversations between passers-by, there will be programmed discussions among artists, politicians, educators, activists, students etc. from each community. Local journalists will walk the neighborhood beat and give daily reports about what is happening in each place.
Virtual Street Corners is a project by John Ewing with Boston Cyberarts and the Knight Foundation. The project was awarded a Knight News Challenge Grant. The Knight News Challenge Grant supports innovative projects that use technology to distribute news in local communities.
Contact John Ewing at johnewing2@igc.org
Press:
- Boston Globe Front Page
- The Atlantic Magazine
- PBS