About
Colin Rhinesmith is a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and a researcher with the Center for People and Infrastructures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is also an adjunct research fellow with the New America Foundation's Open Technology Institute.
Colin's research investigates community ICT infrastructures, civic engagement, and public policy. He is interested in understanding how individuals and community-based organizations adopt technology to promote social and economic development. He is currently leading a participatory research project with community members in East St. Louis, Illinois to examine how youth and adults use digital media to fight poverty and promote community voices.
Previously, Colin was Community Media and Technology Manager for Cambridge Community Television (CCTV), where he managed a citizen journalism program, public computing center, and community wireless network. Before joining CCTV, Colin worked for the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University where he produced projects for MediaBerkman and the Citizen Media Law Project.
Colin's work with community media and technology has been mentioned by the Federal Communications Commission, PBS MediaShift, Current.org, and the MacArthur Foundation's Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning. He has presented workshops and lectures on digital media and technology at Harvard Law School, Columbia University, Bentley University, and Apple, Inc., and he was the keynote speaker for the 2006 Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region Conference.
(Photo above by Joanie Tobin)
