Citizen journalism: Square peg, round hole
Howard Owens points to a Media Life story quoting UNC J-prof Frank Fee, raising questions about "citizen journalism:"“It goes back to the days of country correspondents or stringers. They are limited...
View ArticleMore participation
A couple of recent launches highlight just how much participation has become part of the mainstream. Boston got a fourth daily newspaper this week, its second free daily, with the launch of BostonNow....
View ArticleCitizen Media in Asia
Upcoming in July: a citizen media workshop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, under the aegis of the international newspaper technology organization Ifra. From the webpage:First Time In Asia! Citizen Media...
View ArticleKuala Lumpur: It's a 'go'
Ifra's Citizen Media Summit in Malaysia looked like it might not happen, but the word this morning was that the class enrollment was sufficient, so we're greenlighted. If you're interested in...
View ArticleSome questions and answers about citizen media
An editor for Ifra's magazine, Newspaper Techniques, interviewed me via email. Here's my response: How can newspapers implement community sites?I think the first step is to recognize the nature of...
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Straw man bites Andrew Keen
In my book Andrew Keen is a pompous fraud and I wouldn't cross the street to put him out if he were on fire, so I particularly enjoyed seeing Markos Moulitsas expose Keen's sloppy...
View ArticlePolitics and citizen media
All journalism has political implications, and we're seeing that play out in the citizen media space. Kevin Anderson describes how Google/YouTube has muzzled Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas, who has been...
View ArticleAbsolute nonsense
Absolutist declarations of the form "______ is dead" are a cheap way to get links, and universally they are nonsense. Steve Boriss' declaration that "citizen journalism is dead" and "expert journalism...
View ArticleRouting around bad journalism
Here's another example of how the Internet has shifted power from institutions, and how that can be a good thing. While the Internet certainly has empowered whispering campaigns and hate bloggers, it...
View ArticleHyperlocal lessons
I don't see any point in joining the snarkfest that is unfolding on some blogs in the wake of the Wall Street Journal's highly critical article about LoudounExtra.com. But it does make me want to pass...
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