Since december, andy carvin, a socialmedia strategist at npr in washington, has become a oneman twitter news bureau, chronicling fastmoving developments throughout the middle east. Andy and don is a fascinating look into the lives of the two iconic stars of that show. But a quick summary like that doesnt do justice to the bizarre oneliners he. The friendship and comedy partnership between sheriff andy taylor and deputy barney fife ignited the andy griffith show, elevating the folksy television sitcom into a timeless study of human. From 2006 to 20, andy was senior strategist at npr, where he founded the. When protests broke out across north africa and the middle east, npr senior strategist andy carvin followed the events in real time online. Hes known for putting together comprehensive and innovative packages around breaking news stories, and for the past three weeks. Andy carvin andy carvin leads nprs social media strategy and is nprs primary voice on twitter, and facebook, where npr became the first news. After leaving npr, what about joining first look media attracted you. Carvin was the founding editor and former coordinator of the digital divide network, an online community of more than 10,000 internet activists in over 140 countries working to bridge the digital divide. What happened to carvin guitars, who is this kiesel fellow.
He taps away for a few seconds, as quiet as a squirrel. Nprs oneman twitter news bureau on his process, the arab spring. Apr 12, 2011 since december, andy carvin, a socialmedia strategist at npr in washington, has become a oneman twitter news bureau, chronicling fastmoving developments throughout the middle east. How i left the liberal bubble and learned to love the right by ken stern has surprised. Veteran journalist andy carvin gained fame by using twitter for blanket. Atlantic council names andy carvin as senior fellow at digital. Are sky and bbc leaving the field open to twitter competitors. Although npr had refused to allow the white house to specify particular reporters in the past, mark stencel, nprs managing. David weinberger, rob paterson, andy carvin, jeff jarvis, at npr. It filed a statement of information on august 2, 2017 listing the kiesels as officers and filed another statement of information on december 19, 2017 indicating no change. Andy carvin, a bostonian and senior strategist on nprs social media desk, and school of journalism senior lecturer robert quigley, spoke about how reporters dont always get the story right during catastrophic breaking news. Andy is the founder and moderator of wwwedu, the internets oldest and largest email forum on the role of the web in education, and digitaldivide, the internets premiere discussion group for examining policies and practices promoting digital opportunity. The phone that helped andy carvin report the arab spring is now.
Nprs andy carvin has donated the iphone he used during the arab spring to. Andy carvin was national public radio s senior product manager for online communities. Andy carvin is a senior strategist at npr working on digital media. He accepted a position at first look media in february, 2014. Click here for information about the dph author hangout with dr. Aug 22, 2011 nprs prolific tweeter andy carvin got even more prolific, the new yorker is entering the ebook game, eliot spitzer may have done a little defaming, and bill keller will not stand his employees. Silverman, who collected incorrect tweets claiming giffords died here, cited both nprs andy carvin and an npr station in boston, wbur, which.
Andy carvin is a senior fellow at the atlantic councils digital forensic research lab and led npr s journalism innovation efforts from 2006 to 20. Dec 08, 2014 in the coming weeks and months, well roll out our online coverage of news events around the world. Andy carvin has been thinking about community and social at npr since 2006. And this is back in the day when we all bought teal stripe peavey bandits, and made them all sound like scooped thrash shit. Andy carvin, senior strategist for nprs social media desk, discusses his recent work on twitter. In early 20, andy released the book distant witness. Andy carvin was national public radios senior product manager for online communities. Don knotts was a comic genius ahead of his time, and andy griffith played his straight man. Andy retweets habitually as a way of seeking further information. Nprs brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. The most important takeaway is that hes not leaving and will use deadly force against libyans who foment dissent. Carvin audio closes factory, will liquidate assets guitar world.
Ny times jennifer preston chats with nprs andy carvin about reporting life last week at the 140conf in new york, new york times jennifer preston interviewed nprs andy carvin about his reporting life using social media, video, audio and more and what his aggressive and fast coverage means to journalism as we know it and politics as know it. The atlantic council announced that andy carvin has joined the council as. As an alternative, the kindle ebook is available now and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. As andy carvin 2010 of npr noted, the initial tv news video was racially polarizing, but the gregory brothers injection of music and humor into it led to a broad public response thats been surprisingly colorblind. Nprs prolific tweeter andy carvin got even more prolific, the new yorker is entering the ebook game, eliot spitzer may have done a little defaming, and bill keller will not stand his employees. Andy carvins official title is senior strategist, social media desk at npr, but that. Andy carvin, the man who tweets revolutions, logged 1,000 tweets a day about the uprisings of the arab spring. Seeing this video performed by an allblack north carolina college marching band, for example, reveals a dimension of. He recently published a book about his work, distant witness. January 31, 20 when protests broke out across north africa and the middle east, npr senior strategist andy carvin followed the events in real time online. Hold on a second, says andy carvin midconversation, swiveling to his laptop. For all this, carvin, who is also a senior strategist at npr, has been called the man who tweets revolutions.
A twofinger carry enter carvins new flyweight bass amp, the bx500, a 500watt, class d amp with a switching power supply, all rolled into a package that weighs less than six. Andy carvin is an awardwinning journalist who has pioneered new forms of. In my mind, the thing that has hurt carvin the most over the decades, has been their poor resale value. He says social media helped him understand events better than he would have if hed. Hes been tweeting about protests in egypt and tunisia, now libya and bahrain. Nprs andy carvin, tweeting the middle east washington post. How an npr strategist became the goto source of information on twitter during the recent uprisings in tunisia, egypt and libya published. Nprs media strategist has become a leading player in the breaking news business.
Andy carvin, a social media promoter, gained lots of attention for himself, and for twitters usefulness in fraught circumstances, during the successive convulsions of the arab spring. Buying a new carvin has bitten me in the wallet more than a few times at resale. In this book, npr social media chief andy carvin the man who tweets revolutions offers a unique firstperson recap of the arab spring. Oct 10, 2017 carvin audio has announced thatafter 70 years in operationit is closing its san diego factory and liquidating the entirety of its stock. Ny times jennifer preston chats with npr s andy carvin about reporting life last week at the 140conf in new york, new york times jennifer preston interviewed npr s andy carvin about his reporting life using social media, video, audio and more and what his aggressive and fast coverage means to journalism as we know it and politics as know it. The one fault i see in it is the preamp in that one is a little noisy, and is no longer supported. On january 25, 20, carvin conducted an ama on reddit to promote his new book, distant witness. Jan 31, 20 andy carvin, the man who tweets revolutions, logged 1,000 tweets a day about the uprisings of the arab spring. The phone that helped andy carvin report the arab spring is now in the smithsonian the npr reporter talks about how he was able to factcheck tweets amid the rush of. A peek inside mark stencels digital life npr digital services.
Andy is the senior pastor of sugar land bible church and a full professor at the college of biblical studies in houston where he teaches bible and theology. I recently saw the only vai carvin amp ive ever seen. In a facebook post, carvin wrote it is with a heavy heart that we announce that the carvin audio factory will be closing its doors after over 70 years. Andy is an awardwinning journalist who has pioneered new forms of online collaboration for more than 20 years. Andy carvin talks about his work at npr, the tow center and first look media andy carvin.
Dec 14, 2012 apr 12, 2020 npr s andy carvin curated tweets relating to the newtown school shooting. Andy carvin andy carvin leads nprs social media strategy and is nprs primary voice on twitter, and facebook, where npr became the first news organization to reach one million fans. Taking a new one out of the case and playing it for the first time cuts its value in roughly half. The tension surrounding retweeting can be illustrated in the difference between two broadcast journalists who use twitter particularly effectively.
Jan 31, 20 when protests broke out across north africa and the middle east, npr senior strategist andy carvin followed the events in real time online. For the last two years ive worked as a virtual news anchor covering the arab spring. Before we do so, we felt it was important for you to get a sense of where were coming from. Michele norris, who has cohosted all things considered since 2002, says shell step away mediawire michele norris npr top stories. They became a legendary team, and this is a wonderful look at their lives and careers, both individually and together. Apr 12, 2020 nprs andy carvin curated tweets relating to the newtown school shooting. Nprs andy carvin on tracking and tweeting revolutions pbs. Ny times jennifer preston chats with npr s andy carvin about reporting life.
Twitters value as a news source was proven during the arab spring, but sifting through the cacophony of the twittersphere can be a sisyphean task. Were just kicking the tires and seeing if we can gin up anything interesting there. I am awaiting an sh550 to come in, so we shall see how the new ones. View andy carvins profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Last week at the 140conf in new york, new york times jennifer preston interviewed nprs andy carvin about his reporting life using social media, video, audio and more and what his aggressive and fast coverage means to journalism as we know it and politics as know it. Unflinching, realtime depiction of conflict is carvins metier, according to the books press notes. Did nprs andy carvin overreach his twitter calling on. These are the moments the public expects us to do our jobs and do them well, carvin said. My oldest carvin is 16 years old, and it still plays great. Jun 05, 2016 i have 3 and have owned 4 carvin guitars. I have bonded the most with the bolt models, they just feel and sound right. Jamie mcintyre journosaurus rex creative adaptation in.
Andy carvin senior fellow atlantic council linkedin. Npr s brings you news about books and authors along with our picks for great reads. Carvin countered that npr was looking to connect with great photos and photographers, and kicking the tires of instagram was a way to get there. I forgot to remember, 2014 returns with a plethora of memories about actors andy griffith and don knotts, who propelled the andy griffith show to enormous popularity in the 1960s. Andy carvin is a resident senior fellow at the atlantic councils digital forensic research lab dfrlab based in washington d. In his book distant witness, carvin explains how he cultivated social media sources into a new form of journalism where people on the ground controlled the news. Carvin, a senior strategist with npr, had a large online network of activist contacts in the middle east. In his book distant witness, carvin explains how he. Posts about andy carvin written by paul bradshaw online journalism blog comment, analysis and links covering online journalism and online news, citizen journalism, blogging, vlogging, photoblogging, podcasts, vodcasts, interactive storytelling, publishing, computer assisted reporting, user generated content, searching and all things internet. It took them less than a year to revolutionize the ways we can tell and present stories. Ny times jennifer preston chats with nprs andy carvin about reporting life. Heres a recap, but be warned, strong language is included. Carvin has sought multiple sources on the ground and reported on the minutebyminute revelations. Part memoir, part history, the book includes intimate stories of the revolutionaries who fought for freedom on the streets and across the internet stories that would have never been recorded before the days of social media.
When andy moved to hollywood to film a tv pilot for a comedy about a smalltown sheriff, don called to ask if andys sheriff could use a deputy. It has become a mustfollow wire service of sorts for people interested in. It was largely his focus on personal stories, on individual pain and terror. In addition, andy has contributed to many theological journals and christian books and has spoken on a variety of topics at christian conferences. But as often as not, social media hires came to resemble cameron hughes, the onion s fictional social media maven, whose fake ted talk wowed audiences last year with using social media to cover for lack of original thought. Ny times jennifer preston chats with nprs andy carvin about. Forgot to post this from last week, right before leaving the hospital. After weeks of skirmishes in the nafusa mountains southwest of tripoli, sifaw twawa and his brigade of freedom fighters are at a standstill. Taxefficient giving taxefficient giving belgium leave a gift in your will leave a gift. Carvin does this 20, 25, 30 times its easy to lose count an hour. Did nprs andy carvin overreach his twitter calling on newtown. Nov 11, 20 carvins role at npr is not that of a reporter, but of a strategist who advises nprs network on ways in which social media can be used to tell stories better on radio, he says. In the coming weeks and months, well roll out our online coverage of news events around the world. In his book distant witness, carvin explains how he cultivated social media sources into a new form of journalism where people on the ground.
Carvin audio has announced thatafter 70 years in operationit is closing its san diego factory and liquidating the entirety of its stock. He and his twitter account had become trusted sources of information throughout the arab spring, especially once governments started cracking down on internet access. Oct 23, 2017 a new book with a red, white and blue cover arrives tuesday, and the title tells all. Last week at the 140conf in new york, new york times jennifer preston interviewed npr s andy carvin about his reporting life using social media, video, audio and more and what his aggressive and fast coverage means to journalism as we know it and politics as know it. Npr syndicates news and other programming to its network of almost 1 000 independent stations. Carvins role at npr is not that of a reporter, but of a strategist who advises nprs network on ways in which social media can be used to tell stories better on radio, he says. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover andys. Qaddafis most bizarre moments in a bizarre speech the atlantic. A new book with a red, white and blue cover arrives tuesday, and the title tells all.