The future of content on the web – content that gets discovered, creates value, and builds audiences – is not cheap text cranked out by content farms. It's high quality, editorial and entertainment created by experienced journalists and passionate bloggers. The future is a social media world, where humans are the arbiters of quality, and search algorithms reward sharing and human readability. The Internet means publishers should no longer be confined to the limits of in-office staff, nor should …

Everyone knows that opportunities exist in media. Lately innovation struggles with the "how to". Our organization works in conjunction with job creation. We want to learn and listen from our audience. We are all about start-ups and putting journalists to work. This group will feature available journalists and listen to start-ups in the media field. Monthly we will hear presentations from new start-ups in media. Free beer and pizza at every meeting. Other types of start-ups welcome.

When life gave you lemons, did you open a lemonade stand? Lemonade Heroes is for entrepreneurs to share their stories about how they have turned challenges into victories — not just in business, but on the personal side. If you're a Founder, then you're a Hero! LemonadeHeroes.com offers the recognition you deserve, for being one of the intrepid few whose vision and drive brought a business into being. Gain Visibility Add a press-ready high resolution portrait to your online profile, and share …

This group meets to discuss blogging as an art form and a web communications technique. Share information on designing your blog, private v. blogger-type blogs and promotion. Conversation about blogging as a modern medium for journalistic expression is also very welcome! No bloggers are excluded from meetings, but active bloggers are most especially welcome.

This group was started because of the impact citizen journalists or peeps are having on society. Our group will start to analyze the impact on media and begin to look at how the citizen journalist can convert to the real journalist and earn from their work.

The National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981) is the only labor union representing writers in every genre. With 16 chapters nationally, the NWU works to advance economic and working conditions of writers -- lobbying for legislation, initiating lawsuits, educating writers on their rights, networking, organizing picket lines, publicizing viable alternatives to unfair practices by both the traditional and Internet publishers, and by mobilizing members to fight for their collective self-interest. Why …

We are a network of bloggers banding together to create fairness in the new media space. We believe that if intellectual discourse on the internet is to be encouraged, we need to find a fair way to compensate bloggers. If you are blogger who feels as if they are regularly contributing value to online media, and not receiving any payment for it, please join our Meetup.

DoActCrazy is a collaborative artistic group of that specializes in creating new media, focusing mostly on video for the web. Our name is a variation of the term "doOcracy", which is defined as structure in which members of the group choose their roles and tasks on any chosen production project. We post the ideas/schedule on meetup.com/doactcrazy for other members to decide how they want to get involved. Then the equipment, venue, and execution is left up to the group.

The Black Public Relations Society - NY Chapter (BPRS-NY) has served as an advocate for black professionals in public relations, media relations, corporate communications, investor relations, government affairs, community relations, and related fields. Run by professionals for professionals, BPRS-NY addresses the diverse needs of its members through programs and partnerships that provide cultural and competitive advantages. BPRS-NY offers peer-to-peer support, mentorship, networking, job opportu …

We facilitate meaningful media making by partnering with local and international NGOs and non-profits. Sometimes called advocacy journalism, citizen journalism, humanitarian media, or just simply documentary film and photography. Our members create stories to help cause positive social change by helping the small organizations who are solving the world's biggest problems and injustices. These meetups serve the purpose of collaborating, educating, socializing, networking, awareness building and …

We're looking at the future of news with a focus on 'citizen media': participatory media, the people formerly known as the audience, the view on-the-ground. We'll asses models at the hyperlocal, national and global levels. And we'll weigh issues of objectivity, disclosure, ethics, and vetting. Become part of big little media.

The Y+30 is designed as an authentic forum for discussing what the world might look like in +30 years. We ask which trends and technologies are emerging today that will have formative effects on the not to distant future. One thing that many people find troubling is our society's inability to think and plan more than a handful years into the future. It is frequently argued that Capitalism, at best, can muster about 5 years of prospective planning and that the best of governments might be able …