Kelsey Hughes Claire Naylor Jenny Hottle

Eliana Vornov Evan Golub

PURPOSE

FDR Memorial talk (3/10/13)

• Harness the power of citizen journalism.

• Encourage storytelling.• Orient communities,

share cultures.• Fill void of resources.• Encourage technology

literacy for future success.• FIA priority: InfoEquity

PROCESS

Kite festival (3/30/13)

• NPS partnership• narrow focus

• In-field research• Inauguration• Memorial Tours• Blossom Kite Festival

• Textual research• storytelling methods• technical tools• marketing• design• legal issues• traditional journalism

OUTCOMES• Model website

• pictures• audio• blog posts• tweets

• A guidebook• A marketing campaign

INAUGURATION 2013

MEMORIAL TOURS

BLOSSOM KITE FESTIVAL

http://blossomkitefestival2013.wordpress.com/

IMPACT•Encourages new thought about web/citizen journalism.

•Inspires sharing of information and cultures.

•Encourages documentation for:• other communities• future generations• potential eventgoers

NEXT STEPS• Further NPS/Newseum collaboration

into June• one more event with input from

outside group• Moving Maryland Forward

• campus/localized focus• Refined guidebook• App• Website - mass sharing

• links to those who use guidebook

Thank you to The FIA

The Deutsch Foundation The National Park Service

The Newseum

Questions?