This is my comment to Aligning Citizen Journalism and Traditional Journalism,
and here is my comment:
Hey iZiviso, I was highly interested towards your summary on citizen journalism; how it is beneficial towards bringing a larger range of diverse opinions and that it is a completely different turn towards how journalism now operates. There is one statement that I do want to focus in your blog, which you implied that news content that is generated through citizen journalism has eroded in terms of credibility and truth due to the lack of filtering of accuracy. Know that you are right as to what you have explained; only be aware that citizen journalism is one of the key domains of produsage. Meaning, that all news articles are freely accessible in shared-collaborative environments which are able to edited, commented, reviewed and critiqued by a high potential of participatory users. Therefore, no matter how unpredictable or pointless the participatory user-led content is, please acknowledge that users all around the world are able to manipulate the content for the good of the online communities.
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I like the comment on citizen journalism and its capabilities.
Frankly speaking, I think the whole idea of citizen journalism has become too overrated, and this is a debate that we need to open up.
Even OhMyNews that you refer to is so restrictive, and does not promote any dialogue at all.
To be published on OhMyNews you have to fit a certain bill. We really need to open up this discussion, and not merely be lost in the idealism of the concept.
Besides, those that will participate in these forums have to have a certain level of literacy, and access to the Net, meaning its limited to an elite few.
I just think citizen journalism is a cope out, and I have never really come across a model that really lives up to the ideal.
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