As we enter the new year, all of us at NYC Digital would like to take a moment to thank everyone who made 2011 such an exciting, meaningful and productive year for innovation in New York City government. Below is a look back at...

Today is the last day to sign up for Reinvent NYC.GOV, the City's first-ever hackathon. Civic-minded designers and developers who want to help improve NYC government are encouraged to apply here: http://reinventnycgov.com.

Why have we decided to invite the...

In late January, I joined the City of New York, focusing on how our citizens and government communicate and work together online. My first step in preparing our strategy is to examine how the public currently uses digital technology to access information, share input, and request services provided by City...

On January 24, 2011, the City of New York announced the role of Chief Digital Officer.   

I've spent my first weeks getting to know the people who keep New York City running. The commitment to innovation is sincere, and the civic entrepreneurship inspiring.

As New Yorkers, we all benefit...

In late June, I received a message from the gracious Rajeev Kohli, Chairman of the Marketing Department at Columbia Business School.  Contacting me through Meetup, an online platform for self-organization where I run the Future of News meetup, he asked if I had interest in teaching...

GROUNDREPORT -- The Indian newspaper industry is not just thriving -- it's growing. India's top paper, Times of India, is one of the world's top ten publications by circulation, and more than one million readers ahead of America's biggest newspaper, The Wall Street Journal. Altogether, 11...

Can't make it to a soup kitchen this Thanksgiving, but want to give back?

A fascinating experiment in digital philanthropy is brewing in the headquarters of the Robin Hood Foundation, a New York City charity that has raised more than $1 billion for poverty-focused nonprofits.

Over the past...

New media guru Jeff Jarvis calls it the 'Holy Grail.' Michael Gluckstadt's Fast Company feature questioned its '$100 Billion Potential.' So what does 'hyperlocal' news look like today in the United States?

As newspapers shutter and traditional media models crumble, the public and private sectors have recognized...

Are all politics local? On citizen journalism site GroundReport.com, the masses are voting in the affirmative.

As GroundReport gears up to participate in the YouTube and PBS-sponsored Video Your Vote project, contributors are writing about the issues affecting them personally this election cycle. Below, from Alaska to California,...

Michelle Obama spoke out Thursday on women's rights in a live webcast speech featured on the homepage of the Kansas City Star newspaper. The wife of Democratic candidate Barack Obama could prove to be an asset in her husband's effort to capture supporters of former competitor Hillary Clinton, many of...

The premise of a Barack Obama presidency brings great expectations from Africa. GroundReport Kenyan journalist Fred Obera explores why.

"Africa is hurt by factors unique to the continent and our place in the world. There is our distance from viable markets and problems with trade. And Senator Barack Obama...

U.S. Senator Barack Obama has officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination -- but he still must battle Republican John McCain, a Vietnam War veteran whose story, news analysts say, is far more "appealing."

In Indonesia, however, Obama is already considered a hometown hero. Comments about being a "true friend" to...

From citizen journalism platform GroundReport.com:

Could local newspapers grab the live TV market? Hillary and Obama are proving it's possible.

It would seem that the outlook is grim for small American newspaper publishers. Print circulation continues its decline and classified ads are...

Attending an April 25th Obama press conference in Indianapolis, the candidate struggled to distinguish his proposed policies from...

On Friday March 28, media innovators converged for a panel titled "How the Internet is Changing American Politics" hosted by GroundReport.com.

The participants, all trailblazers in the world of new media, compared 2008 campaign tactics, questioned the horserace mentality of elections coverage, debated the role of the media...

The following piece appears on groundreport.tv as well as HuffPost's OffTheBus.

Groundreport takes us behind the scenes of the October 30th Democratic candidate debate at Drexel University in Philadelphia, to show us just what goes on behind the scenes to put on these shows.

The following piece appears on GroundReport as well as OffTheBus.

GroundReport's Rachel Sterne went behind the scenes and into the spin room at Tuesday night's MSNBC debates to chat about debate techniques and success metrics.