Tag: citizenjournalism
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OhmyNews calls on readers for funding – a contributor reacts | Journalism.co.uk Editors’ Blog
OhmyNews, the South Korean-led citizen journalism venture, is appealing to contributors and readers for money, according to an open letter from its publisher Oh Yeon-ho (via MediaGuardian.co.uk) via OhmyNews calls on readers for funding – a contributor reacts | Journalism.co.uk Editors’ Blog. Times are hard everywhere. Lee Myung-bak is no fan of Ohmynews, which supported…
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The daily roundup: a second dose of link journalism from bloggers | BeatBlogging.Org
And it’s a very simple post that any journalist can do. It doesn’t take much time, can drive serious traffic and provides additional content and insight for readers. With sites/tools like Publish2, link journalism has become incredibly easy. Most journalists and bloggers eventually call it a day (except, it seems, for a few tech bloggers).…
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ProPublica | Eye on the Bailout
ProPublica | Eye on the Bailout. From pro to am, journalist to citizen journalist, here is a resource from the nonprofit ProPublica that puts transparency into the bailout process. From a widget that lets you see if your bank is getting money, to a timeline showing how got where we are now, to a searchable…
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Citizen Blogging Boosts Zimon into Local Politics
Image by Getty Images via Daylife Story from womensenews.org By WeNews correspondent, Jackie Bischof Jill Miller Zimon’s citizen journalism — which includes monitoring Rush Limbaugh’s recent outreach to female detractors–has spurred her to run for a city council seat in Pepper Pike, Ohio. “Any resident can help make our city better,” she says. via Citizen…
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Giant Zero Journalism
Via Amy Gahran in Poynter, I found this essay by Doc Searls on Ground Zero Journalism I will be posting a longer review and essay about this myself.
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Happy Birthday Ohmynews. Ten things about Citizen Journalism from Mr. Oh
Mr. Oh, founder of Ohmynews spoke about user-generated content as Ohmynews celebrated its 7th birthday recently.From the beginning, in 2002 when Ohmynews was only published in Korean and you had to find someone who was reporting about it, I was taken by how citizens connecting via electronic media were actually doing something about the political…
Barbara K Iverson 