So, I won an award in my home country, Denmark. Truth be said, I sometimes jokingly refer to this event to as Old Media Days. Because it caters mainly to media professionals from the established industry, has a steep participation fee (6500 DKK – roughly 1300 USD) and because it has been fairly conservative until Didde Elnif took over leadership. I accepted for two reasons:  I really wanted and needed this recognition because it has honestly not always been easy promoting openness in Denmark. Secondly because it shows an interest to promote changes in the direction of sharing and open innovation. Or maybe I am just getting old :) Of course, it was a chance for me to raise the issue that new and social media are – really – just the internet: The established media need to assume responsibility towards keeping this shared infrastructure open and free for all innovators – professionals and individuals, center and periphery, alike. And this does not run against running a business. On the contrary.

Here is a snippet from the award page

Henrik Moltke - award recipient 2010

This year’s recipient is a truly passionate advocate of new media development, particularly towards a more open and free internet.

Henrik Moltke receives the New Media Days Award 2010 because he’s a dedicated commentator, who insists on confronting the media business in a critical and intelligent fashion.

His journalism has often focused on technology and progress. The past years he’s been focused on establishing an informed debate about the changes in copyright law following the latest development in media and distribution channels. First and foremost through his great dedication as spokesperson and co-founder of Creative Commons in Denmark, but also as director of the documentary ‘Good Copy – Bad Copy’.

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