A comment on my blog reads: All journalists are people, but not all people are journalists. With the advent of the internet and other technologies, like cellphone cameras, now anyone can become a journalist in the sense of reporting on events. Check out this video, in which Chris Hogg and David Silverberg from DigitalJournal.com explain the citizen journalism revolution. Also go check out the North-Korean site http://english.ohmynews.com/ which is a great example of citizen journalism.
2 Comments
September 19, 2008 at 1:35 am
yah oh my news is good…i like them a lot…
u should also check out You Scoop It…they’re new but gaining ground pretty quick…nice site and professional looking too
http://www.youscoopit.com
October 25, 2008 at 3:47 pm
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