The Brain Trust’s Clay Shirky, normally about the kindest, nicest storyteller the Economic Revolution has, sounds more than a bit fed up with the Ivory Tower’s defense plans in what feels like their coming war against online education technology. I’m … More
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Clay Shirky on Journalistic Ethics in the Digital Age
We first stumbled across Clay Shirky’s work several years ago because of his writing on the newspaper business. He continues to be, in our humble opinion, the world’s finest and most visionary thinker on the subject of journalism and the … More
On the Lighter Side…Clay Shirky is Tom Hanks’ Doppelganger
Funny photo compilation on the Brain Trust’s Clay Shirky and his strong resemblance to Tom Hanks from Slacktory.com. Nice work fellas!!
Clay Shirky on Reinventing the Washington Post
Clay Shirky writes in the Columbia Journalism Review about what it might take for the Washington Post — and really any newspaper — to turn its fundamental fortunes around.
Welcome to the Revolution: Shirky Says Warren Buffett’s Newspaper Deal Makes No Sense
Economaney Brain Truster Clay Shirky took to his own blog to comment, incisively as always, on Warren Buffett’s doubling down in the newspaper business with his deal for Media General’s newspaper assets. Clay’s verdict: The World’s Greatest Investor is dead … More
Clay Shirky shares some wisdom with the Roanoke Times staff
One of the reasons we love Brain Truster Clay Shirky is because he’s so remarkably passionate and intellectually curious about his work in and around media and social media. Turns out he was in Roanoke Virginia last week to visit … More
My Dinner With Clay – A New York Times Blog Post by David Carr
David Carr writes about an unusual dinner at Clay Shirky’s house. Shirky invited a group of friends, who had for the most part only previously interacted on the internet, over for and evening of homemade bread and a connection that … More
Clay Shirky responds to NY Times editor’s question on the duty of journalism
Earlier this year, New York Times public editor Arthur Brisbane voiced the question of whether or not it is a journalist’s responsibility to investigate any dubious ‘facts’ they quote from politicians and other newsmakers. The response to Brisbane’s question was … More
Clay Shirky on social media protests: “Our emotions work much faster than our intellect”
Brilliant quote from Economaney Brain Truster Clay Shirky in a Boston.com story on the Susan G. Komen/Planned Parenthood flap.
SOPA and PIPA take dead aim at all social media. The Brain Trust’s Clay Shirky with the clearest explanation you’ll hear anywhere.
The measured and brilliant Clay Shirky tells us just how ominous and damaging SOPA and PIPA are, in the very best, very clearest, very most compelling explanation you’ll hear anywhere.