Mediasnackers and Phatgnat

Earlier this year, I received an e-mail from a fellow youthworker/media specialist named DK. He is the director of a company known as Phatgnat. He is really interested in bridging the gap between big business and community-based youth initiatives that utilize media/the arts.

It's great to have been able to find a kindred spirit across the ocean interested in issues of media literacy, social entrepreneurship, arts-based programming, youthwork etc. - particularly with how this works out in the UK context.

DK has just created a new initiative called Mediasnackers. This is a site/weblog/ project/call to action for people interested in how young people consume and create media.

Here's a blurb on the project:

Young people are the new ‘WWW’ generation—snacking whenever, wherever and whatever they like through the multi-channeled and many technological avenues available. Creating as much as they consume— constantly hungry, always ‘on’ and totally self-serving!
Please take the time to have a look at the site, especially the 'report' page which is the weblog, and let me have your views on how to develop and improve.

For those who would like to get involved and want to know more about the opportunities available, then there is a downloadable .pdf available - would love to explore the possibility of interviewing someone from your organisation?

Please feel free to forward this email to any individuals or organisations who you think would be interested in MediaSnackers and I'm looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

DK - thanks for being willing to collaborate with us, and for being willing to share these awesome resources.

Steve