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NTEN We Are Media Project: Week 1 - How Can Your Nonprofit Organization Avoid Drinking the Web 2.0 Kool-Aid.

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The expression "drinking the Kool-Aid" has come to mean that " one has embraced a particular philosophy or perspective ," although the expression " Don't Drink The Kool-Aid" is a reference to the 1978 cult mass-suicide in Jonestown, Guyana.

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Adventures in Participatory Journalism: An Interview with Sarah Rich about 48 Hour Magazine

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For example, we received a photo essay that featured images taken months ago in French Guyana. We were intentionally vague about the idea that the contributions had to be entirely conceived and created during the 24-hour submission period. And that vagueness definitely did enhance the overall content. The photos were old but the text was new.