Pro photographers remind lucky amateurs: Viral pictures have value
As soon as he took the picture, Janis Krums knew he had something. What he…
January 24, 2014
Citizen journalism
New Guardian, Scoopshot efforts bring elements of automation to photo verification
User-generated content is rife with risk and opportunity. The opportunity for it to deliver remarkable…
May 7, 2013
Boston explosions a reminder of how breaking news reporting is changing
Terrible events such as yesterday's bombings at the Boston Marathon have always meant "all hands…
April 16, 2013
Knight News Challenge funds photography app with built-in verification data
A mobile app that will help amateur journalists send photos to news organizations securely and…
January 17, 2013
Survey: Public prefers news from professional journalists
Reynolds Journalism Institute The public's trust in the institution of the press may be fading,…
August 29, 2012
Is Reddit the future of news or the present?
Salon | Salon | TechPresident | Marshall Kirkpatrick Apparently, the future of news is not…
July 27, 2012
Knight News Challenge funds 6 projects focused on networks
The Knight News Challenge is giving more than $1.375 million to six projects that use…
June 18, 2012
Missourian editor says integration of citizen journalism is working
Columbia Missourian Joy Mayer, director of community outreach for the Missourian, says a student's first-person…
May 7, 2012
Why the Tulsa World published graphic front-page image of shooting suspect
Tulsa World/View The Tulsa World published a front-page photograph Thursday of a shooting suspect lying…
March 9, 2012
Early citizen journalism site MyMissourian shuts down
Columbia Missourian One of the earliest citizen journalism sites announced today that it will be…
February 10, 2012
How CNN’s iReport verifies its citizen content
The protests that erupted in Nigeria earlier this month over skyrocketing fuel prices initially received…
January 26, 2012
WSJ column attacks ‘coffee-shop journalism’
Not to downgrade the importance of amateur writers and videographers, whose efforts via social media…
January 13, 2012
Journalists may want to think twice about defending Oregon blogger who lost suit
Forbes.com Defenders of the Oregon blogger who was found guilty in a $2.5 million defamation…
December 8, 2011
Should news sites with limited resources depend on user-generated content?
CNN's recent announcement that it had laid off 50 employees came just before the cable…
November 30, 2011
Stephen Colbert riffs on CNN’s iReporters with his ‘Me Reporters’
The Colbert Report Stephen Colbert weighs in on CNN's recent decision to lay off 50…
November 29, 2011
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