27
September
2006
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05:57 AM
America/Los_Angeles

Gary Bloom speaks; Seagate's $1m charity challenge; Silicon Valley goes to Oxford; Citizen Journalism defined; Tips on dealing with journalists; Telcos getting into news

. . . Lunch with Gary Bloom, former CEO of Veritas, former exec vp at Oracle, and hear him talk about Silicon Valley and its recent headlines, among other things. - Oct. 12 at Ristorante Don Giovanni organized by the IABC.

CEO Perspective: Communicating during challenging times.

. . . Seagate CEO Bill Watkins issues personal challenge to raise $1m for the Bay Area Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and will buy lunch for the team that out-raises Seagate, in addition to matching $25,000 donated by his employees. 

Corporate Cup Challenge - Light The Night

 . . . Silicon Valley pioneers are heading to the Oxford Saïd Business school in November for "Mass Collaboration."

Oxford Saïd Business School Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford

 . . . Mark Glaser over at PBS' MediaShift has a long post on citizen journalism, its history, and tons of links to online resources.

Your guide to citizen journalism

. . . Want to know how to communicate with journalists? Here is some good advice on what not to do!

The Care and Feeding of the Press

. . . Telcos are getting into the news business, Amy Gahran says this is scary considering the net neutrality context.

Poynter Online - Telcos in the News Biz? Great and Scary