Next week, New Press will publish Beyond the Echo Chamber: How a Networked Progressive Media Can Reshape American Politics
, in which my old pals Jessica Clarke and Tracy Van Slyke describe how media outlets can maximize their impact by integrating four layers of networked users, self-organized networks, institutional networks, and networks of institutions–all visualized in a series of maps that Jessica and Tracy released on their blog. Here's the first layer, networked users:
If that's too hard to read, here's the PDF.
I've been watching their work unfold for years, and I think Beyond the Echo Chamber will be a very handy toolbox for anyone trying to build (or maybe just understand) a more shareable world.
