Simon Willison's Weblog: newsinnovationhttp://simonwillison.net/2009-07-17T10:52:50+00:00Simon WillisonWhere was the 'editorial viewpoint' at the News Innovation unconference?2009-07-17T10:52:50+00:002009-07-17T10:52:50+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2009/Jul/17/martin/#atom-tag
<p><strong><a href="http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2009/07/newsinnovation_editorial.php">Where was the 'editorial viewpoint' at the News Innovation unconference?</a></strong></p>
Martin Belam points out that a problem with unconferences when applied to audiences outside the technology world is that techies who know how the system operates will inadvertently take over the event, skewing the conversation towards technical topics. Not an insurmountable problem, but one that organisers should probably take in to account.
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