Category: Citizen journalism
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Explainer: Why do reporters need shield laws?
What is a shield law, exactly? When can a government official require a reporter to disclose sources or information? Who counts as a journalist under a shield law? What types of sources or information are protected? Is there a big difference between a subpoena and a search warrant? by Jonathon Peters CJR This is a…
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AP to cite “pajama-wearing bloggers”
Image by biverson via Flickr I am sitting in my pajamas, working on getting my syllabii together, and being connected. This would be funny if it wasn’t so sad. We live in an age of information. There is so much information, we not only can share it, but we can make money from analyzing it,…
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How to Mobile-Optimize Website
How to Mobile-Optimize a WordPress Website by PrabhasPokharel Publishing for the mobile web is an important way to reach audiences on mobile phones. This screencast demonstrates an easy-to-use tool that can enable many content producers pubish for the mobile web. WordPress.org has developed software which lets many around the world create websites fairly easily. This…
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OpenFile is Similar to ChicagoTalks, AustinTalks Model
OpenFile is a collaborative local news site. Stories are suggested by readers, selected by editors and investigated by professional journalists. We are an independent online newsgathering organization dedicated to local journalism. OpenFile’s journalists and editors research, write, and share stories that matter to Torontonians. We embrace a collaborative approach to news by encouraging members of…
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‘Enemies of the Internet’: Not Just For Dictators Anymore
Image via Wikipedia Reporters Without Borders released its annual report [PDF] on online access today. They call it Enemies of the Internet, and it shows a world where online censorship, intimidation and worse is increasing. It’s not surprising that as access to the Internet expands, more and more dictators and tyrants will try to suppress…
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Our Goverment Committed to Engagement
These are the remarks of Judith A. McHale, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs , Vilnius, Lithuania mad on Dec. 11, 2009 This means that the old hierarchies and barriers to communication are melting away. No one holds a monopoly on information. Those who try to control it can never be successful in the…
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I Can Has Cheezburger Provides Ideas for Journalists
Image via Wikipedia Mark Brigg’s blog brought this idea out. Filtering (POV) is going to be a paid and highly paid at that, feature of good news. There is still value for news reporters and organizations to be “source leaders.” I am one who believes that there is an important role for the professional news…
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If Working with Bureaucracies was Easy, We wouldn’t Need Reporters…
Adventures in Citizen Journalism | Mother Jones. This is an interesting recounting of what happened to a guy who set out to help with a crowdsourced reporting story. So, fellow citizen journalists, I’m stumped. If I had the time, I’d head over to CalDOT District 4 in Oakland and grab some face time with ole…
Barbara K Iverson 