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AHA MEDIA mentioned in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper’s article “Hyper Local Bloggers document life” on June 23, 2010

June 27, 2010 ahamedia 2 comments

Recently AHA MEDIA was mentioned in The Vancouver Courier Newspaper’s article “Hyper Local Bloggers document life” on June 23, 2010 by Megan Stewart, Staff Writer

Irwin Oostindie, the executive director of W2 Community Media Arts Society, said media diversity is good for audiences and democracy. Online publishing atomizes the media landscape by splintering a few news sources into many, and this diversity, he says, helps residents makes sense of their city and gives voice to those who otherwise remain unheard.

Oostindie points to AHA Media, which began with three self-described citizen journalists covering the East Side and now offers media consulting to residents and organizations across Vancouver.

“They’re a great example of how social media breaks the divide, providing a voice to people who would not normally have a voice.

“Bloggers have the opportunity to use their neighbourhood as a platform to engage in a meaningful way,” he said.

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Citizen Journalism, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Hendrik Beune, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Irwin Oostindie, Social Media, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, W2, W2 Community Media Arts, Woodwards, Woodwards Housing

AHA MEDIA meets Daniel Thompson, a Mobile Musician and Heliographic Artist in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

April 26, 2010 ahamedia Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA meets Daniel Thompson, a Mobile Musician and Heliographic Artist in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

Below are photos of Daniel playing on Hastings Street, with a wearable amp on his belt!

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Below are photos of Daniel showing his Heliographic art – using the sun’s rays to etch onto wood to design his “Modern Artifacts”

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Below are photo and videos of Daniel Thompson, speaking about his Heliographic Art with members of LifeSkills Centre in Vancouver Downtown Eastside

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The preceding videos were filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Citizen Journalism, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, DTES, Lifeskills Centre, Social Media, Van Jensen, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside

AHA MEDIA at Army & Navy Legendary Shoe Sale in Vancouver April 21, 2010

April 21, 2010 ahamedia 2 comments

AHA MEDIA at Army & Navy Legendary Shoe Sale in Vancouver April 21, 2010

http://www.armyandnavy.ca

http://www.armyandnavy.ca/flyer_index.cfm

“LEGENDARY SHOE SALE!!

Canada’s Largest Shoe Sale returns Wednesday April 21st…doors open at 8:00AM, all locations open till 9:00 Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Shoe Sale runs until May 2nd, with new shoes arriving daily! Don’t be late!!”

“The lineup started forming at 6 a.m., and the doors open in just a few minutes. The annual Army & Navy shoe sale starts at 8 a.m. today at the Hastings Street store.

They’ve got over 100,000 pairs of shoes to clear out in the annual sale, including designer brands that can sell for up to $300 full price. The store is open until 9 p.m., and expect it to be hopping busy all day — last year they sold 75,000 pairs of shoes in 12 days.”

Source: News 1130

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In this video, is a walk through Army & Navy store during the Legendary Shoe Sale in Vancouver, Canada on Wednesday April, 21, 2010

This video was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a New Media camera – Panasonic DMC-ZS3. AHA MEDIA is about exploring mobile media production through New Media cameras. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter or Facebook.com/AprilFilms

Categories: AHA Media, April Smith, Army & Navy Store, Canada, Citizen Journalism, Community Engagement, Downtown Eastside, Hastings Street, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Social Media, Vancouver, Vancouver Downtown Eastside, Women

AHA MEDIA is very pleased to wish Michael Tippett a very Happy Birthday!! (MT40) at W2 in Vancouver

March 28, 2010 ahamedia Leave a comment

AHA MEDIA is very pleased to wish Michael Tippett a very Happy Birthday!! (MT40) Michael’s birthday party was held at W2 in Vancouver.

Michael has always been such a wonderful and supportive presence to AHA MEDIA! AHA MEDIA is always very thankful to Michael and we all wish Michael many more happy years and a very long life! 🙂

Please see more of the amazing Michael Tippett at http://tinyurl.com/a4qdxj

————————————————————————————————————————————————————————–Since moving into their new space, AHA MEDIA has started to bake sweet treats for friends and neighbors. AHA MEDIA is delighted to make our first personalized cookies for Michael’s MT40 Party!