Kris Krug and Dave Olson discuss social coverage of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics with Bob Mackin as in 24 Hours Vancouver, July 16, 2009Printed detail of Kris Krug and Dave Olson discuss social coverage of 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics with Bob Mackin as in 24 Hours Vancouver, July 16, 2009
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Social media strategist Kris Krug said talks are underway to host the True North Media House in the W2 Community Media Arts Centre.
“We’re just a bunch of kids who are doing social media and online media and we just want to cover the Olympics,” Krug said. “We’re banding together to share sources, resources, photographers, places to work, press briefings.”
Krug and Dave Olson are leading a local new media group that sought access to the Games through VANOC and the B.C. 2010 Winter Games Secretariat.
“We were shut out and frozen out at every step of the way,” Olson said.
Krug said the International Olympic Committee is reluctant to open the doors wide to new media, fearing that it will erode the value of international TV contracts.
They adopted an if you can’t join them, beat them with kindness strategy and conceived the True North Media House.
Media: “Evergreen Culture…” (re: High Times article) / The Olympian, 2002, page 1 (cover)Media: “Evergreen Culture…” (re: High Times article) / The Olympian, 2002, page 2 (inside)
Memo: “outrage” in The Olympian newspaper in 2002 about High Times magazine declaring Evergreen the top cannabis college in USA. yup, upset the college, legislature, heads, smugglers, suits, cops, pretty much everyone / i just washed the dishes & caught the blowback.
PS did a screening of hempenroad at evergreen with q&a to show my face to the haters & invite to spew their ridiculous vitriol in person
“Not everyone had the Fourth of July off. The crew of the SS Neptune spent the say working on the maintenance of the boat that is dry-docked at the Harbour of Refuge”
Summary: Woke up to the news, quit my job, went to a candlelight vigil, passed one around, talked to some geeks from Pacific Daily News newspaper, learned about the Internet, signed up for class the next day, started making websites about hemp in Japan, got a new job, quit, went to Palau and Yap, went to Olympia, met some Internet hippies… somehow its today.
Where were you?
Media: Jerry Garcia death / PDN, Guam, Aug. 18 1995, part 1Media: Jerry Garcia death / PDN, Guam, Aug. 18 1995, part 2Media: Jerry Garcia death / PDN, Guam, Aug. 18 1995, part 3 (detail)
This fellow posted up with his signs and pamphlets by University Mall between Orem and Provo, Utah Valley – between the community college and Brigham Young University (this is a rather conservative Mormon-dominated area to say the least) spreading his kindly message of nudity and openness.
Brother Bob and I stopped and had pleasant conversations with him on a number of occasions, received his various brochures (which i may yet find) and helped him on his way with food and fellowship. Remains an inspiration. Thanks Zevs, hope you wander well.
