I, Reporter

links for 2006-02-24

• Softbank buys into “citizen journalism” (Mathew Ingram.com)
  In 2003, OhMyNews "had more than 750,000 unique visitors a day. By way of comparison, globeandmail.com - a leading Canadian news site that covers Canada and the world - gets about half that."
  (tags: citizen+journalism Korea Japan asia business economics our+comments mainstream+media newspapers media)
• S. Korea's OhmyNews to launch Japan edition with Softbank
  "Softbank Corp. said Wednesday it will contribute 693 million yen to form a joint venture with South Korea's OhmyNews Co. in Tokyo in March in an effort to publish a Japanese edition of the South Korean online newspaper."
  (tags: citizen+journalism business asia Japan global Korea economics)

Citizen Journalism as Horseless Carriage?

Where is citizen journalism going, and where might it take us? Probably somewhere we can't even imagine yet.

It occurs to me that what we call "citizen journalism" today might be the earliest stages of a new kind of news media -- something which might evolve its own purposes, style, techniques, audiences, and ethics. As it evolves, it might look less and less like traditional "journalism."

That's fine...

links for 2006-02-15

• Micro Persuasion: links for 2006-01-16
  Steve Rubel linkblogged the I, Reporter project.
  (tags: our+coverage citizen+journalism)
• Great Online Expectations (Business Week Magazine)
  " Gillmor inspired dozens of similar news sites that are gaining ground in their communities. They're sure to learn from his mistakes. "
  (tags: citizen+journalism Bay+Area business venues problems)
• Collaborative News : A Study: An Introduction: The Hype vs. Reality of Collaborative News
  "I am attempting to map out the landscape of these emerging collaborative news models. In my final paper I will attempt to clarify the manner and degree to which emerging models magnify the reach of information and the role of individuals. "
  (tags: citizen+journalism academic collaboration journalism influence+ecology research)

links for 2006-02-14

• Things I love about citizen journalism (The Writing Lover)
  "If you're in the northeast, you know about the blizzard smacking us around that started yesterday. But citizen journalists aren't afraid to go out! A number of photographers went out and took photos. Great to see so many people getting involved."
  (tags: citizen+journalism northeast+US community value photos)
• Israel: citizen journalism site Scoop.co.il = alternative voice - Editors Weblog
  "Michael Weiss, formerly a journalist at Maariv newspaper (2nd highest circulation in Israel), has launched a citJ site, Scoop.co.il, designed to "give a voice to those outside the mainstream press." The site has already recruited 400 citizen reporters."
  (tags: Israel Mideast venues citizen+journalism)
• Citizen Journalism Is No Bubble (OhmyNews International)
  "A panel discussion that took place last week at the 2nd Al Jazeera Forum in Doha, Qatar, brought together a prominent group of players in this field from the Middle East, the United States and East Asia."
  (tags: citizen+journalism events Mideast global leadership analysis)

links for 2006-02-09

• Citizen journalism tends to be shallow and middle-class (journalism.co.za)
  Yet another shallow critique. CitJ is still new, and if news organizations or citJ venues offer no training or guidance how do you expect quality to improve? There needs to be more interaction between pro and citizen journalists, IMHO.
  (tags: citizen+journalism content+quality critical+thinking problem+solving journalism venues skills South+Africa payment)

links for 2006-02-08

• The PR Linker: Evaluating Citizen Journalism
  "There are a number of tools I use to double-check on something I read on a blog. First, I follow the hyperlinks and see if I can get back to the original source. I also check for trackbacks and comments."
  (tags: content+quality credibility blogs citizen+journalism skepticism skills)
• Where is My Mind? » Is Citizen Journalism a Positive Thing?
  "All in all, citizen journalism is like any advance in the field today: extremely beneficial, but only if treated with care. There are certainly risks, but these “journalists” may be able to bring a more human aspect to coverage of major stories. Afte
  (tags: citizen+journalism value community authenticity analysis content+quality credibility journalism mainstream+media media roles trends problems problem+solving)

links for 2006-02-07

• Typical Mac User Podcast » Editorial: Newsvine in Review
  "For me, the main reason for reading news is not just to pointlessly stay up to date, but to form opinion, merge these opinions into a mindset and then discuss with like minded people to further our knowledge, opinions and theories on the topic."
  (tags: citizen+journalism collaboration community conversation conversational+media influence+ecology journalism mainstream+media media tools venues)
• Build the Digital Witness Project (WorldChanging)
  "the Witness project to build a web server to collect digital camera and cameraphone images from human rights workers around the world. A new forum on the Witness site to allow the community help figure out just what the portal will need to succeed."
  (tags: global advocacy citizen+journalism human+rights community collaboration forum tools technology)
• Earth Witness (WorldChanging)
  "imagine a web portal collecting recordings and evidence of ecological problems (human-caused or otherwise), environmental crimes, and significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions. It would be, in essence, an "Earth Witness" project."
  (tags: community collaboration citizen+journalism environment photos tools technology)

links for 2006-02-06

• Lessons In Investigative Blogging (Christine Barry)
  "Do not be surprised if the same people who refuse to take your work seriously eventually complain about the work you produce. This is probably not much different from what traditional journalists face every day."
  (tags: citizen+journalism skills tutorial venues Michigan journalism credibility problem+solving)
• Alan’s Blogometer » Blog Archive » Read/Write Does Not Scale
  "Even if you intend to shine light on the greatest tragedy of nature and govt that this nation has seen in a century, how do you intend to compete with news that Google didn’t meet projected earnings? Blogging for recovery is like fishing for beef."
  (tags: citizen+journalism global influence exposure analysis problems skepticism web2.0)

links for 2006-02-05

• NowPublic.com rolls out version 3 (drupal.org)
  "As with V1 and 2 we are building all the functionality of the newsroom into tools that are free for anyone to use."
  (tags: citizen+journalism venues tools technology collaboration)
• Blogging and beyond at the Al Jazeera Forum. (Borrowed Time)
  "Bertrand Picquerie from the World Editors Forum is talking about the “citizen journalism” bubble - he says the movement is going to crash just like the Internet bubble of the late nineties"
  (tags: citizen+journalism trends problems mainstream+media media journalism events)
• Feb 8, NYC: Traditional Media Executives to Discuss New Technologies for Enhancing Online Sites
  "12:45 p.m.: "Web 2.0: How Next Generation Personalized Media -- Search, Podcasting, Blogging, and Tagging -- is changing the world of Traditional Media & Advertising,"
  (tags: events NewYork business advertising economics mainstream+media media citizen+journalism)

links for 2006-02-04

• Treehugger: Road Rage Live: Bikes, Beef Patties and Blogs (desparoz On The Go)
  "In the era of citizen journalism, this is quite an amazing story. She tossed the pattie back in (good on her, I say), and he proceeds to assault her, damage her bicycle and otherwise make an idiot of himself."
  (tags: citizen+journalism accountability conflict culture trends society)
• Treehugger: Road Rage Live: Bikes, Beef Patties and Blogs
  Score one for citJ! "Adam Krawesky, who caught it all on film. It was posted on Photo site Citynoise.org; picked up by BoingBoing and hit the mainstream press all over the world. (Toronto Star here)"
  (tags: citizen+journalism Canada conflict photos content+rights mainstream+media exposure good+example media newspapers)