Tag: citizen+journalism
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Mardi Gras – The Soapbox Prophet
Looks like Andrew was doing a bit of citizen journalism around SJSU during the Mardi Gras festivities last night. Please don’t ask me why there’s Mardi Gras rowdiness in San Jose. Anyway, he even gets a quote from Sgt. Noriega, a familiar UPD PIO. Mardi Gras – The Soapbox Prophet
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Journalists and bloggers take on a fire story – Bob Stepno
A round-up of local media and citizen coverage of a breaking news story in blog-happy Knoxville. Journalists and bloggers take on a fire story – Bob Stepno
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NowPublic and AP form partnership » mathewingram.com/media
AP hooks up with a citizen journalism aggregator. Breaking news coverage is going to start changing rapidly, and editing and dispersing credible citizen reports is going to become part of a wire editor’s job. NowPublic and AP form partnership » mathewingram.com/media
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Lessons from the launch – OJR
Notes on launching a citizen-journalism and/or hyperlocal community site, a la Pegasus News. Lessons from the launch – OJR
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Yahoo! News – You Witness Coming Soon
Submit photos and video to Yahoo and Reuters. If it gets picked up & republished, you get paid. Note for future research: Photos and video are the first elements of “citizen journalism” to get widespread adoption in mainstream press. Text? Not so much. Yahoo! News – You Witness Coming Soon
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‘Potemkin Village’ Redux – OJR
A fresh look at some of the “successful” hyperlocal sites. Have virtual communities sprouted up from geographical communities? ‘Potemkin Village’ Redux – OJR
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Citizen journalism, video / photo SMS and digging deeper – on design
Florida j-schooler points to a Singapore newspaper citizen journalism site, aimed at youth and designed for youth. Citizen journalism, video / photo SMS and digging deeper – on design
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Pulling the Carpet From Under Fraud’s Feet – NewAssignment.Net
Chris Lopez, former Contra Costa Times editor, tells a short tale of a story that bubble up from the paper’s online forums into the print edition with the help of readers. Pulling the Carpet From Under Fraud’s Feet – NewAssignment.Net
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Slashdot | Ask an Expert About the Future of ‘Citizen Journalism’
The expert in question is Jay Rosen, and as is par for the course, the Slashdot community’s own responses to itself are the feature here, plus keeping track of all the j-geeks hidden in the woodwork. Slashdot | Ask an Expert About the Future of ‘Citizen Journalism’
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Hartsville Today – The first year of a small-town citizen-journalism site
A 75-page report on the joint J-School/local newspaper citizen journalism site. Hartsville Today – The first year of a small-town citizen-journalism site