http://greymattersmedia.com We make media that matters. Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:41:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Grey Matters Media has now conducted two sets of interviews for our current project. We are producing a documentary on the expansion of executive power and the claim of executive privilege. Brewster Kahle, cofounder of the Internet Archive, graciously invited us to stay for a luncheon meeting after his interview ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/busking-as-a-business-model/ While editing in my dark bedroom office the other day, I realized that I needed to take a break and go outside. It is amazing how a quick stroll under the warm sun can increase my energy level and help me to refocus. While walking, I struggled with how we ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/just-a-little-bit-of-sunlight/ The Supreme Court gives Gitmo detainees the right to challenge their detention in court. Stephen asks Neal Katyal if his goal of bringing rights to the prisoners at Guantanamo is his private jihad. http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/neal-katyal-on-colbert-report/ On Friday, we had the great pleasure of interviewing Brewster Kahle, cofounder of the Internet Archive, and Kurt Opsahl, Senior Staff Attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Both men were recently released from a gag order issued by the FBI. They gladly shared their story of abuse by the executive ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/nsl-abuse-interviews/ The Discovery Channel loves the whole world. So do we. Their recent commercial captures the power, majesty, and wonder of the Earth. The first line is "it never gets old..." I can say the same for the commercial. http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/boom-de-ah-dah/ ABC's Dancing with the Stars is one of those shows that I skip by when trying to find something to watch. It is a quality production, but I try to find programing that gives me a little more value (self-reflection, insight, social commentary) in the limited time that I ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/nightly-news-guide/ How is America to know which individual running in this election will be the best commander and chief executive officer? If we were to use ABC's democratic debate on Wednesday, April 16 as a sample interview, we might confuse a presidential campaign for a soap opera audition. ABC promoted the ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/mass-debate/ I worked for a small internet startup for just under two years. The company's management was smitten with the potential of online media distribution and community generated content. In the way that cable allowed content creators to appeal to more focused demographics, the company hoped to connect with the most ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/making-the-picky-viewer-viable/ Starting in 2002, PBS Frontline "has streamed most of its documentaries free...part of an effort to reach younger audiences."1 The New York Times reports that as a result of a MacArthur Foundation Grant, Frontline has been able to develop a much richer video experience. I cannot argue. After stumbling on ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/on-the-frontline-of-content-and-technology/ The fourth amendment of the United States Constitution provides protection from unreasonable searches and seizures. Number 4 was introduced in response to the writs of assistance that helped fan the flames of the American Revolution. The writs were open-ended warrants granted by the British parliament to search the American people ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/clingy-constitution-applies-even-on-slippery-slopes/ Richard Dawkins and P. Z. Myers are the world's preeminent evolutionary biologists. They are known for their activism and integrity. Recently Dawkins and Myers were contacted by a small Los Angeles production company to speak for a documentary. Producers for Rampant Films most likely knew that including the evolutionary duo ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2008/crossroads/ Phase one of our documentary following the presidential election in Nicaragua will be screened this week in Managua. Thursday, October 19, 2006 7PM & 8PM Cinema Galeria Friday, October 20, 2006 4PM Plaza Inter Watch Eligiendo: DEMOCRACIA online! http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2006/eligiendo-democracia-screenings/ Today I got home from dinner with my parents and grandparents and saw Arthur and Jeremiah for the first time in two weeks. Arthur asked me if I'd checked my messages. No, I'd been at dinner, I told him, and proceeded to do so. While I'd been ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2006/the-best-goodbye-i-can-manage/ Today was the shortest day of the year for the southern hemisphere. It is winter here. While the cold does not meet Boston's criteria, the cold can be a problem in a place without "real" heat. Simphiwe waited for us at our scheduled meeting time at nine in the morning. ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2006/so-we-to/ Arthur and I joined Robbie in Newark International Airport. After exhaustively searching for a power outlet, paying too much for wireless internet, being friended on Facebook by some sweet but random chick we met, and going through security (again...), we jetted across the Atlantic pond. The weekend did not seem to ... http://greymattersmedia.com/blog/2006/below-the-equator/