Dan Gillmor, who is probably the closest thing to the originator of the phrase "citizen journalism" -- is doing some teaching about the future of participatory journalism -- but not exactly in the way he would have liked. On Jan. 24, Gillmor posted to his Bayosphere blog about the failure of his site to succeed -- at least in a traditional business sense. This has prompted a set of thoughtful reactions, including a post from another expert at citizen-media involvement -- Steven Clift (GIRAFFE PROFILE)at Democracies Online in Minneapolis. For anyone considering developing a local news community, these two folks are the pioneers – and the have the wounds and wisdom to prove it.
On Saturday, June 25, Erik Möller presented the Wikinews business model at the OhmyNews International Citizen Reporters' Forum 2005, at the COEX conference hall in Seoul, South Korea. The followi... (Erik Möller)
Citizen media tips from Gillmore and Clift
Dan Gillmor, who is probably the closest thing to the originator of the phrase "citizen journalism" -- is doing some teaching about the future of participatory journalism -- but not exactly in the way he would have liked. On Jan. 24, Gillmor posted to his Bayosphere blog about the failure of his site to succeed -- at least in a traditional business sense. This has prompted a set of thoughtful reactions, including a post from another expert at citizen-media involvement -- Steven Clift (GIRAFFE PROFILE) at Democracies Online in Minneapolis. For anyone considering developing a local news community, these two folks are the pioneers – and the have the wounds and wisdom to prove it.
Posted by Bill Densmore on January 24, 2006 at 10:21 PM in Links to citizen / local journalism commentary | Permalink | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)