We have very exciting news about our fearless leader DNA! D has joined the team over at Al Jazeera English as host of their new social media-based TV show “The Stream”. The Stream launched online on Monday April 18 and debuts via satellite in 250 MILLION HOMES WORLDWIDE today May 2.
Today The Stream team will be directly addressing the death of Osama Bin Laden & it’s global implications, from the perspective of our generation. Here is an official description of the show:
What is The Stream?
The Stream is a social media community with its own daily television programme on Al Jazeera English. On television and online The Stream taps into the extraordinary potential of social media to disseminate news. The Stream is an aggregator of online sources and discussion, seeking out unheard voices, new perspectives from people on the ground and untold angles related to the most compelling stories of the day.
This is not a show simply about the hottest viral videos or trending stories on the internet. #8millionBeliebers and #TeamSheen will not figure on The Stream. Instead, our goal is to connect with unique, less-covered online communities around the world and share their stories and viewpoints on the news of the day. A key part of The Stream’s mission is to help its viewers discover the newest online tools and advice to develop and share their information through these fast-changing networks.
Social networking now offers new possibilities to expand Al Jazeera English’s mission to give voice to the voiceless. As the tremendous growth of these networks moulds and transforms the news agenda, The Stream aims to share these possibilities and connect its global audience into a dynamic online dialogue.
To find out more about The Stream:
Check us out on Twitter and Facebook.
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Join us in congratulating D on making this next leap and join “The Stream” Live at 3:30pm ET (7:30pm GMT) every Monday through Thursday online at www.stream.aljazeera.com or on Al Jazeera English starting TODAY May 2nd!
The Winner of The Fight On Campaign has been announced over at The Huffington Post.
Congrats to Spencer WIlkinson of RebelTV333 on hiw winning entry. Thanks to everyone that participated as an entrant or a voter and thanks to our panel of judges for doing the tought job of picking a final winner.
We were blown away by the quality of the submissions overall and look forward to continuing the fight to amplify the voices of the voiceless.
We are proud to announce that we have partnered with The Huffington Post to host the “Fight On” Campaign.
All are invited to submit music videos for “Fight On” to compete for a $4500 prize. Video submission as well as user voting will take place online. You can peep the invitation video and the full contest rules on Huffington Post here: http://huff.to/gPXoik
Here is the brief info:
The “Fight On” Campaign, the inaugural event of Take Back the Mic, is an interactive music video competition that gives young people the opportunity to share their own voices.
HuffPost readers have been invited to remix and reimagine the music video to “Fight On” by Derrick Ashong and his band, Soulfège.
Entries will be evaluated by HuffPost readers over the Holiday Season — voting closes on February 20, 2011. The Top 5 videos will then be graded by celebrity guest judges, and the winner will receive $4,500! See the full contest rules here.
Executive Producer: Derrick N. Ashong Producer: Crescent Muhammad Directors: Derrick N. Ashong & Andrew Sachs Cinematographer: Andrew Sachs Editor: Rachel Eisengart
The Stream is a social media community with its own daily television programme on Al Jazeera English. On television and online The Stream taps into the extraordinary potential of social media to disseminate news. The Stream is an aggregator of online sources and discussion, seeking out unheard voices, new perspectives from people on the ground and untold angles related to the most compelling stories of the day.
