The Making a New Reality Toolkit provides a host of carefully curated resources for making emerging media such as VR, AR, and social media more diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI). Co-authored by Kamal Sinclair and Dot Connector’s Jessica Clark, the toolkit divides the work into…
Dot Connector Studio’s Impact Pack, our card deck for strategically planning media projects, is back in 2021 with a brand new suit. Given the more complex and nuanced understanding demanded of media projects in these times, we developed “Unintended Outcomes.” Despite the good intentions of…
The Knight Foundation, working with Dot Connector Studio and Mark Glaser, recently launched a series of stories aimed at place-based foundations, high net-worth individuals and national foundations to bring more funding, attention and support to the local news ecosystem. Many stories in the series will…
Let’s be honest; our media system is a mess. We’re overwhelmed with bad news and false info. Despite all of the platforms in the world, people still feel underrepresented, local outlets continue to struggle, and polarization is at an all-time high. But have no fear—with…
This spring, we’re excited to officially release our Impact Pack, a deck of media strategy cards designed to help media makers and funders brainstorm, strategize, and assess impact. You can use this 108-card deck to: Prototype your media engagement strategy Tell or iterate your impact…
Jessica and Angelica recently collaborated with Sarah Lutman of Lutman & Associates on a report for the Knight Foundation, From Airwaves to Earbuds: Lessons from Knight Investments in Digital Audio and Podcasting. The report explores how podcasting and other direct-to-listener audio formats are allowing media makers unprecedented…
Curious to learn more about Dot Connector’s Impact Pack, how it came about, and how folks are using it? Check out “Dealing a Deck to Explore Media Impact and Engagement” by Jason Alcorn at MediaShift.
We’re excited to announce that our media strategy deck is now available for producers, funders and creative types everywhere. Many thanks to those of you who helped us beta test our card deck. Your input was vital and we trust you’ll be happy with the…
Have you seen our latest project? Immerse is an online journal for exploring emerging forms of nonfiction storytelling. In conjunction with the Tribeca Film Institute, MIT Open DocLab and The Fledgling Fund, Dot Connector Studio launched Immerse in September and has produced three thought-provoking issues…
Coming Next: Immerse This fall, Jessica is working with the Tribeca Film Institute, MIT OpenDocs and the Fledgling Fund to launch a spanking new Medium publication designed to cultivate creative discussion of nonfiction storytelling. Check out the editorial statement here and read the first newsletter here….