Trust and transparency

Hypergene Media Blog interviewed corporate anthropologist and physicist Karen Stephenson on media and trust. Stephenson believes trust is the glue of human relationships and can transfer to digital media as long as reputation is nurtured. Think EBay.

The interview reminded me a bit of an Amy Gahran post at Contentious about media objectivity and transparency being two halves of the same coin. In the digital economy, you need both.

Hat tip: Stowe Boyd

Technorati: Karen Stephenson, trust, media, reputation, anthropology, Amy Gahran

Comments

[Amy Gahran]

Thanks for mentioning my article, and for pointing out Karen Stephenson. She makes a lot of good points that are particularly relevant to my favorite topic, the emerging field of conversational media.

Which reminds me... Are you planning to address conversational media specifically at this year's IdeaFestival? Seems like an ideal topic for your event, since it draws on (and effects) so many trends and disciplines.

- Amy Gahran
RightConversation.com
Contentious.com
IReporter.org

[Wayne]

Amy, no probem. I've followed Contentious for a while and my mind wandered back there when I read Karen Stephenson's interview.

I'd like to hear what you might have in mind. Let's talk.

Wayne