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Now we're seeing the next stage take hold in the citizens' media movement. People are beginning to contribute rich media -- photos, video and audio -- to news sites.

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'Citizen journalism' archive needed
Daily Press - Newport News,VA,USA
... isn't how technology is further empowering professionals who
disseminate news, but rather, how it's empowering the emerging idea of
the "citizen journalist.". ...

US: Publishers do not see threat in citizen journalism site
editorsweblog.org - USA
... do not see a threat to suburban newspapers in the citizen
journalism site YourHub ... YourHub.com is a community web site of
Colorado neighborhoods for people to ...

'The State' (Columbia, SC) Launches Community Blog, Citizen ...
Editor & Publisher - USA
NEW YORK The State in Columbia, SC is joining the citizen journalism
revolution this ... upload photos, and submit events for inclusion in
the community calendar. ...

Old-School Community Journalism Shows: It's a Wonderful 'Light'
Media Channel - New York,NY,USA
... the founders of the all-local citizen journalist startup ...
becomes the host for the discussion by the community. ... height of
the power of modern journalism, in the ...

NOLA.com Editor Says 'Times-Pic' Newsroom is Feeling Post-Katrina ...
Editor & Publisher - USA
... "We're a place where the community can tell its own story," Donley
says. "I don't want to overuse the term 'citizen journalism,' but
that's what's going on.". ...

Citizens' Media Gets Richer
Media Channel - New York,NY,USA
... While other citizen journalism sites like the Bakersfield
Californian's ... result, it's less about journalism and more about
empowering community members to ...

University Of Oregon Law School To Assist Students Displaced By ...
MedfordNews.com - Medford,OR,USA
... Do you have a story you'd like to tell about your community? Try
our Citizen's Journalism feature. Signing up is free and the rest is
easy. ...

The New News
New Haven Advocate - New Haven,CT,USA
... Some sites promise more citizen involvement than they ... of
removing people from community by gluing ... them to public events,
whether through journalism or through ...
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Grassroots Newspaper Summit-September 16-17
journalism.co.za - Johannesburg,South Africa
... 12 practical training workshops, five high-level policy
roundtables, a joint gala awards banquet for the 14yr-old Sanlam
Community Journalism Awards and the ...

Web Proves Its Capacity to Help in Time of Need
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... "Traditional journalism provides the view from the outside looking
in, and citizen journalism provides the view from the inside looking
out," said Mitch Gelman ...
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Citizens' media quickly taking central role in news sites

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Citizens' media quickly taking central role in news sites

Not long ago, online news sites discovered that users wanted to become
part of the media conversation. Begrudgingly, many news sites added
group blogs and other devices that cracked open the palace doors and
allowed readers to become writers. Turns out the barbarians at the
gates were adept at slinging words. Who knew? Now we're seeing the
next stage take hold in the citizens' media movement. People are
beginning to contribute rich media -- photos, video and audio -- to
news sites. "If news organizations don't embrace this, it will embrace
them, and they'll become less and less relevant," says Michael
Tippett, founder of NowPublic.com. "Citizen journalism is not the
future. It's the present." For some time, readers have contributed
photos of news events like Sept. 11, the space shuttle breakup or the
London bombings. What's changed is that such reader galleries are
becoming central parts of several news sites rather than
afterthoughts. Video and audio aren't far behind. In the process,
thousands of amateur photographers, video-makers and podcasters have
begun creating a flavor of news that's different from traditional
journalism -- something more informal, spirited and community-based.
Source: J.D. Lasica, Online Journalism Review
http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/090805lasica/