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POPSCitizen Journalism And Steve Jobbs It is simply silly to decry "citizen journalism" because one "citizen journalist" got the story wrong, intentionally or otherwise. Actually, the term "citizen journalism" is silly. It is a way for big media to differentiate themselves from the "citizens". People say things on the street. People say things in their home, at work, on the train, and in email, Twitter and on their blogs. This is all information. The fact that it continues to be necessary to think about what you hear and run it through filters is no different for any information source. I certainly would never take a CNN, or Fox or MSNBC news story as gospel. Would you?
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POPSScoopt Scoopt is the world’s first commercial 'citizen journalism' agency, created specifically to connect members of the public with the mainstream media.
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POPS"You Furnish the Pictures and I'll Furnish the War"
Both repeatedly called for armed intervention, then later, all-out war. The atrocities General Weyler committed in Cuba were massively hyped and sensationalized in the US newspapers, then engaged in a practice known as "yellow journalism". The two kingpins of the press at the time were William R. Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer, who were embroiled in a vicious circulation war, in which Hearst even "stole" Pulitzer's most popular writers by convincing them to defect through promises of money and positions. Hearst's major publication was the New York Journal and Pulitzer's publication was the New York World. In order to grow their circulations, both men were willing to go so far as to make up stories. The Spanish-American War was not the height of Hearst's power. Afterwards, he continued to grow his media empire for several decades, and even successfully ran for a seat in Congress. Hearst was the rough basis for the wealthy journalist-baron in Orson Welles' Citizen Kane.
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POPSInstablogs Launches Citizen Journalists Video Show The Indian blog network Instablogs, announced today the launch of its Global Report. Global Report consists of news stories and opinions from all parts of the globe, reported everyday by citizen journalists in a video format. Below: some clips about this event and about Instablogs in general.
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POPSMalaysian Info Minister's hero: Harmoko Suharto's Information Minister Harmoko may not seem like any journalist's hero. But he has the type of talents that only another Information Minister, and one from a neighboring country, could love. It turns out that Malaysian Information Minister Zainudin Maidin admires Pos Kota and Harmoko for being light years ahead of everyone else in their vision of journalism. Difficult to believe? Truth is stranger than fiction and for a full-blown account of this tale of admiration go to the link below for a good read. It'll be only a matter of time before Pos Kota joins Rasa Sayang and the Angklung as coveted items by the northern neighbor.
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POPS Citizen Jane (rhymes with Kane) Politics dot com
Really comprehensive resource for male voters, as well. Having worked on Capitol Hill for nine years, I can tell you it's because the guys speak up a lot more. They give their opinions. Instead of asking, "Why me?" before writing an op-ed or running for office, they say, "Why not me?" After I left politics, I went to Columbia University for a master's degree in journalism. I then worked as executive editor at a magazine for a year, but kept seeing a gap in political coverage that I wanted somebody to fill. I wanted to see something about politics that was not a cheering section for either party; something written for women that had more than just gossip and fashion; something that understood that the stakes for the next election could not be higher, but that focusing on just doom and gloom can get a girl down. But if you feel like you've just seen the tip of the political iceberg, here is where you can learn more about what lies beneath the surface of American politics
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POPSWhat is journalism? I think he is dead wrong. The news industry has no right to regulate us. And how many of todays big newspapers does he thing started out with teams of lawyers, editorial review boards, and a stable of reporters? He even goes out to layout the standards of news media today such as multiple sources on controversial stories and balanced reporting that takes in both sides. What a laugh. I say that the new media IS the balance to the old media. They just had their toys in their toy box for so long that they can't stand the competition.
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POPSCitizen Journalisme Portal Nothing to do with the .fr with the same name. This one seems to be a free collaborative journalism website. Interesting too
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POPSComment is free Comment is Free is 'no longer completely in control of its content' - a good thing or bad thing? Depends what the site aims to deliver and how seriously it is about engaging the audience.
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POPSNewsvine Acquired by MSNBC.com I haven't posted anything about this up until now because I had to give myself time to get used to the idea... get over the shock. It looks as though the motivation behind this is to enhance msnbc.com, not to change Newsvine into anything it isn't right now. And it looks as if msnbc.com publisher and president Charlie Tillinghast is well aware and sensitive to the concerns of the Newsvine community. I'm still not sure what to think, but I am hopeful because I think Newsvine is now on sound financial footing, and that's a good thing. Still, even in this state of shock I'm still in, I almost feel like dancing... we've hit the big time and that's very, very cool. And I am proud to be a part of such a vibrant community and news site. Woohaw!
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POPSThe Future of Citizen Journalism - Part 2 Surely, Clipmarkers are part of this movement. Link ups enabling Clippers to clip citizen journalists would be a start. I am going to have a look at http://english.ohmynews.com/. I might find something to clip.
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POPSAmerica's first user-generated confession ""Eventually you have to leave people alone and let them deal with their grief." A banner was put up on campus, that read: "VT stay strong - media stay away." The scramble for coverage also threw up many questions about journalistic ethics, especially in the digital age."
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