J.D. Lasica developing proposal for regional civic-social media workshops

Journalism That Matters alum J.D. Lasica, founder of OurMedia.org and author of the book, "DarkNet: Hollywood's War Against the Digital Generation" is advancing a funding request for a nationwide series of educational bootcamps focused on increasing civic engagement through social media. The effort is undergirded by an online community of social media mentors and a resource center for social media, online curricula and peer-to-peer learning. If you'd like to contribute to the authoring process, read the proposal here: