Snurblog

Recent Press and Opinion


Club Bloggery

An ABC Online series with Jason Wilson and Barry Saunders, covering the 2007 Australian federal election and other topics.

Axel Bruns, Jason Wilson, and Barry Saunders. "Baillieu and the Blogs of War." ABC Online 15 May 2008 (extended version: Gatewatching 15 May 2008).

Axel Bruns, Jason Wilson, and Barry Saunders. "Once Were Barons." ABC Online 28 Feb. 2008 (extended version: Gatewatching 3 Mar. 2008).

Jason Wilson, Axel Bruns, and Barry Saunders. "Super Rehearsal for November." ABC Online 14 Feb. 2008 (extended version: Gatewatching 16 Feb. 2008).

Jason Wilson, Barry Saunders, and Axel Bruns. "Which Way in '08?" ABC Online 8 Feb. 2008 (extended version: Gatewatching 8 Feb. 2008).

Jason Wilson, Barry Saunders, and Axel Bruns. "When Rumour and Comment Become the News." ABC Online 25 Jan. 2008 (extended version: Gatewatching 29 Jan. 2008).

Axel Bruns, Jason Wilson, and Barry Saunders. "Not Funny." ABC Online 3 Dec. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 5 Dec. 2007).

Jason Wilson, Barry Saunders, and Axel Bruns. "Scoring the e-lection." ABC Online 23 Nov. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 23 Nov. 2007).

Axel Bruns, Jason Wilson, and Barry Saunders. "Election Flops on YouTube." ABC Online 16 Nov. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 16 Nov. 2007).

Jason Wilson, Axel Bruns, and Barry Saunders. "Jumping the Shark." ABC Online 9 Nov. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 10 Nov. 2007).

Jason Wilson, Barry Saunders, and Axel Bruns. "Digging Deeper." ABC Online 2 Nov. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 5 Nov. 2007).

Axel Bruns, Jason Wilson, and Barry Saunders. "Bloggers Watch as Journalists Turn on Each Other over Worm." ABC Online 26 Oct. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 26 Oct. 2007).

Jason Wilson, Axel Bruns, and Barry Saunders. "Beyond Gotcha: Blogs as a Space for Debate." ABC Online 19 Oct. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 19 Oct. 2007).

Axel Bruns, Jason Wilson, and Barry Saunders. "Blogging outside the Echo Chamber." ABC Online 12 Oct. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 12 Oct. 2007).

Barry Saunders, Jason Wilson, and Axel Bruns. "Consulting Bloggers as Citizens." ABC Online 5 Oct. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 5 Oct. 2007).

Jason Wilson, Axel Bruns, and Barry Saunders. "Who's Afraid of the MSM?" ABC Online 27 Sep. 2007 (extended version: Gatewatching 30 Sep. 2007).

Produsage

Axel Bruns. "Who Controls the Means of Produsage?" Re-Public 30 Jan. 2008. (Also available in a Greek translation: "Ποιος ελέγχει τα μέσα παραγωγής/κατανάλωσης;")

Citizen Journalism

Axel Bruns. "Online 'Produsers' Dish Up the News." Online Opinion 11 Apr. 2005.

Interviews

Produsage

Henry Jenkins and Axel Bruns. "From Production to Produsage: Interview with Axel Bruns." [Part 1, part 2.] HenryJenkins.org, 9/12 May 2008.

New Media Education

Trebor Scholz and Axel Bruns. "Share, Share Widely: Technologies for Distributed Creativity." Interview with Axel Bruns (adjusted by Trebor Scholz) for WebCamTalk 1.0 (audio also available: 23MB MP3 or streaming media). Also published in "Dot Org Boom." Official publication of Pixelache Festival 2005.

Reviews

J. Richards Stevens. Review of Gatewatching: Collaborative Online News Production, by Axel Bruns. Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies, May 2008.

Tricia Farwell, Tama Leaver, Damien Pfister, and Daniel C. Smith. Reviews of Uses of Blogs, edited by Axel Bruns and Joanne Jacobs. Resource Center for Cyberculture Studies, February 2008.

Michel Bauwens. The Produsage Revolution: A Stellar New Book. (Review of Blogs, Wikipedia, Second Life, and Beyond: From Production to Produsage.) P2P Foundation, 15 Nov. 2007.

Kate Milberry. Review of Gatewatching: Collaborative Online News Production, by Axel Bruns. Canadian Journal of Communication 31.3 (2006).

Press Coverage

Produsage

Graham Readfearn. "Popularity Wanes for Facebook, MySpace Users." Courier-Mail 27 Feb. 2008.

Rosemary Sorensen. "Time You Turned on the Tube." Weekend Australian 17 March 2007: "Features", 6. Republished at Trendwatching.com, 19 March 2007.

Jason Nahrung. "Digital Filmmaking Weapons of Choice." Courier-Mail 27 Sep. 2006: "The Guide", T4.

Citizen Journalism and Blogging

Margaret Simons. "New Media Lessons from Election '07." Crikey 10 Apr. 2008.

Juliana Tiraboschi. "Você é o Repórter." Galileu Sep. 2007: 62-65. ( Babelfish translation from Portuguese.)

Brisbane City News. "A Blog a Day Keeps Tradition at Bay." 27 Sep. 2007: 8.

Anna Edwards. "Extra Ads Won't Box in Our Votes." mX 7 Sep. 2007: 4.

Jennifer Dudley. "Internet Key to Getting Word Out." Courier-Mail 28 Dec. 2004: "News", 5.

Jennifer Dudley. "Fame Is Just a Blog Away." Courier-Mail 11 Nov. 2004: "Features", 31.

Sandy McCutcheon. "Blogs and Blogging." ABC Radio National, "Australia Talks Back", 12 July 2004.

New Media Education

Milanda Rout, "Hi-Tech Carrots to Tempt Generation C." The Australian 18 July 2007: 24.

Internet Archiving

Steve Meacham. "Editing Our Future." Sydney Morning Herald 4 May 2005: "News and Features", 18.

New Media

Jennifer Dudley. "Broadband: When Lost Was Found on Line." Adelaide Advertiser 26 July 2006: "Supplement", C5.

Jennifer Dudley. "The Need for Speed - The Best Way to Unleash the Internet." Sydney Daily Telegraph 26 July 2006: "Features", "Special Broadband Edition", 1.

Jennifer Dudley. "Time to Jump on Bandwagon." Courier-Mail 26 July 2006: "The Guide", T4.

ttn (news for kids). Network Ten 24 May 2005.

Jennifer Dudley. "iPods Open World of Words." Courier-Mail 29 April 2006: "E-Mail", N6.

Fran Metcalf. "Click and Beware." Courier-Mail 19 May 2006: "Today", 18.

Jennifer Dudley. "Net Users Quick to Download Disorder." Courier-Mail 11 April 2005: "News", 7.

612ABC radio. Brisbane, 11 April 2005.

Katrina Witham. "Personal Touch Takes Time." Courier-Mail 23 Dec. 2004: "News", 6.

Music

ABC Science Online. "Two-Timing Boosts Musicians' Repertoire." 4 Oct. 2006.

Hindustan Times. "Musicians Most Likely to Collaborate with Those from Other Musical Genres." 4 Oct. 2006.