About mstem
Matt's a Research Assistant at the Center for Civic Media at MIT's Media Lab. He has spent his career at the intersection of technology and social change. He graduated with high honors from the University of Maryland College Park, where he wrote a thesis on the disruptive role of political blogs in journalism. He went on to join the strategy team at EchoDitto, a boutique consulting firm building cool technology for nonprofits, startups, and socially responsible businesses.
Matt went on to direct new media at Americans for Campaign Reform, a bi-partisan grassroots effort, and the New Organizing Institute, where he helped to train the next generation of organizers. For most of this time, he also ran one of the most popular NetSquared groups in the world.
I greatly enjoyed your video. Was this the 4-hour assignment, though? Or a 24-hour retrospective?
I empathize with Wolfy’s desire for a nap at 9:23am. I also enjoyed the peek into your family’s affiliations as measured by t-shirt ownership (Obama for America’s “I’m in” and what appears to be a Nieman t-shirt).
The next time I’m feeling depressed about the state of our universe, I’m putting this on repeat and watching Wolfy’s big glowy smile. What a cutie pie!
Wolfy will be very happy to know that, and thanks! He has a knack for bringing smiles. d