My Timeline as a Citizen Journalist

Timeline created by TrackingChange

Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
06/19/1999	National Correspondent, PoliticallyBlack.com	PoliticallyBlack.comPoliticallyBlack.com was one of the first online news sites.
02/24/2000	African Americans Reporting Election 2000 Online	In a 2000 Freedom Forum survey, "African-American voices reporting campaign 2000 online often hard to find," I was the online journalist most frequently mentioned by African American editors, reporters, journalists and columnists. It was noted that my %u201Ccolumns were almost unique in taking advantage of hyperlinking, embedded with links to historical primary sources.%u201D http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=11724
06/01/2000	Online Journalists and Access to Credentials	Panelist, Freedom Forum Panel Discussion, %u201CCredentials and Access to News: Can Online Journalists Get the Story?%u201D http://www.freedomforum.org/templates/document.asp?documentID=12609
10/01/2000	Credentialing for Online Journalists: An Evolving Story	I was quoted in the Society for Professional Journalists' report, %u201CCredentialing for Online Journalists: An Evolving Story.%u201D http://www.spj.org/pdf/pkr2000.pdf
07/11/2002	Counting on Democracy	I wrote and produced a documentary about the 2000 presidential election debacle, "Counting on Democracy." The film aired on PBS stations nationwide and LinkTV. http://www.globalvision.org/program/fla/fla.html. Review, Palm Beach Post, "Get over it? Not this filmmaker" http://globalvision.org/program/fla/palmbeachpost.html
01/20/2005	Launched Anderson@Large Blog	New Girl in the Blogosphere I provide fact-based commentary, and curate news and information that resonate with African American readers, political influentials, thought leaders and civic activists. I am particularly interested in the intersection of technology, public policy and civic engagement.
01/21/2005	Journalism & Credibility: Battleground and Common Ground Conference	I was a participant in the invitation-only Blogging, Journalism & Credibility: Battleground and Common Ground Conference organized by Harvard Law School%u2019s Berkman Center for Internet & Society http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/node/1659?p=71
11/12/2005	Black Bloggers and the Blogosphere	I was included in the first scholarly research examining the role of black bloggers and the blogosphere, %u201CBlack Bloggers and the Blogosphere.%u201D http://www.mdcbowen.org/cobb/archives/pole_black_bloggers.pdf
10/14/2007	The Trotter Group	I was the first blogger invited to join the Trotter Group, a network of African American newspaper columnists. http://www.trottergroup.org
11/27/2007	Storming the News Gatekeepers	Washington PostI was featured in the Washington Post story, "Storming the News Gatekeepers.”
12/01/2007	Political Blogger, Newsweek.com %u201CThe Ruckus%u201D	http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/theruckus/default.aspx
01/29/2008	Political Blogger, AOL Black Voices	http://www.blackvoices.com/blogs/bloggers/faye-anderson/
02/01/2008	Political Blogger, AOL Political Machine	AOL Political Machine
04/20/2008	Political Blogger, National Public Radio Weekend Edition Sunday Soapbox
07/15/2008	The Next Commentator	My Video Reel I was one of eight finalists to succeed Tavis Smiley as “The Next Commentator” on “The Tom Joyner Morning Show.” http://andersonatlarge.typepad.com/andersonlarge/2008/07/poll-is-open-to.html http://andersonatlarge.typepad.com/andersonlarge/2008/07/my-audition-for.html
07/27/2008	Credentialed Blogger, Democratic National Convention
01/20/2009	Tracking Change Wiki	Tracking Change Wiki I am the founder of Tracking Change Wiki, an online platform to foster collaboration and participation in the policymaking process. We are tracking implementation of the stimulus plan to measure its impact on reducing black unemployment and expanding opportunities for minority-owned businesses. http://trackingchange.pbwiki.com/
04/14/2009	Fellow, Knight Center for Specialized Journalism	Knight Center for Specialized Journalism