Earlier this semester I previewed a panel revolving around the 1966 shooting that occurred on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin when a sniper took over the tower on campus and took the lives of innocent civilians from atop his perch. The panel, entitled Tower Recall: How UT Shooting Changed the Media, […]
In the Brazos room at the JW Marriott, TuneIn was hosting live podcast recordings throughout the week. I attended one of the sessions staring Erin McGathy and her podcast “This Feels Terrible.” You can listen to her previous podcasts here: This Feels Terrible – and be on the lookout for the SXSW episode coming soon! […]
Earlier this Spring, I did a preview with Karin Hammerberg from Bleacher Report ahead of a panel she was apart of at SXSW 2017 entitled The Power of Storytelling in Sports Entertainment. Other panelists include the co-founders of The Kicker, the lead writer for Saturday Night Live, and the CEO of ACE Media. I attended the […]
John Cena is a WWE superstar who has hosted award shows such as ESPN’s “The ESPY’s” and the “Teen Choice Awards” on Fox, and has also granted over 500 wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He spoke at SXSW on the morning of March 13th with Katie Nolan from Fox Sports’ “Garbage Time.” Cena and Nolan […]
After the National Federation of the Blind sued Target over their inaccessible website, the company knew it was time to change their internal culture. The first thing Ryan Strunk said to the audience was “I’m blind.” He then proceeded to tell a few stories of how difficult being disabled can be. He recalled browsing the top […]
There is a growing community seeking to teach children how to code. Saxs Persson, Christina Miller, Mimi Ito and Mitchel Resnick are all exactly those type of people. Persson has worked on Minecraft, Miller works for Cartoon Network, Ito works for UC Irvine and Resnick works for the MIT Media Lab. Miller and Resnick have worked on […]
We’re testing Evrybit during SXSW. Evrybit is a mobile reporting platform. Each day, a different person will run our Evrybit and embed it on our site. Follow along throughout the day!