CitizenJournalism Why now, Why Me, and Why Bother

Why now, Why Me, and Why Bother

Alternative Roots Alternative To what? The Mainstream

Alternative To what?

The Mainstream

MSM Characteristics AcCess to Power Sponsors Parachute in Reporters Objectivity Strict Rules and Conventions

AcCess to Power

Sponsors

Parachute in Reporters

Objectivity

Strict Rules and Conventions

MSM (Cont.) Few OUtlets, Even Fewer Owners Top Down Management Appeal to LCD (aka Infotainment)

Few OUtlets, Even Fewer Owners

Top Down Management

Appeal to LCD (aka Infotainment)

Alternative Media Alternative to the mainstream Personal Stake in Issues Alternative TOpics

Alternative to the mainstream

Personal Stake in Issues

Alternative TOpics

(Cont.) Freedom of Style Bottom Up Management Alternative Business Models

Freedom of Style

Bottom Up Management

Alternative Business Models

Which LEads to... Freedom to Choose Topics No Experience? No Problem! Many tools available (tech) You Creation, Your Art Portfolio that Speaks for itself CITIZEN JOURNALISM

Freedom to Choose Topics

No Experience? No Problem!

Many tools available (tech)

You Creation, Your Art

Portfolio that Speaks for itself

Drawbacks Lack the Resources of MEdia ORgs Lack of working structure LAck of Name recognition If a Tree Falls...

Lack the Resources of MEdia ORgs

Lack of working structure

LAck of Name recognition

If a Tree Falls...

All Equal on the net?

Basic Formats Text: Blogs, online magazines, etc. Audio: POdcasts Video: Videoblogs (beyond Youtube)

Text: Blogs, online magazines, etc.

Audio: POdcasts

Video: Videoblogs (beyond Youtube)

Some Examples videojournalist.nl ryanishungry.com Radioopensource.org aliveinbaghdad.org West Africa Wins Always nofoodforlazyman.blogspot.com

videojournalist.nl

ryanishungry.com

Radioopensource.org

aliveinbaghdad.org

West Africa Wins Always nofoodforlazyman.blogspot.com

Relating to Journalists: Receptive and happy to cooperate On some level, Envious curious for their own work Sometimes, completely unwilling to talk

Receptive and happy to cooperate

On some level, Envious

curious for their own work

Sometimes, completely unwilling to talk

Work-Life Balance Never Not working Never Working Affording the costs Jobs that do or don’t respect your work A-Typical, many colleagues have stopped

Never Not working

Never Working

Affording the costs

Jobs that do or don’t respect your work

A-Typical, many colleagues have stopped

Work-Life Balance (2) Invitations from organizations, Conferences and SchoolS Enthusiastic Audience provides Jobs, I get hired because of my site

Invitations from organizations, Conferences and SchoolS

Enthusiastic Audience provides

Jobs, I get hired because of my site

Geography Advantage of NOT having to BE there Living at a crossroads for international travel & work Language less of a concern

Advantage of NOT having to BE there

Living at a crossroads for international travel & work

Language less of a concern

The UNKnown Future Can we survive? Will we be colonized? Does the world benefit?

Can we survive?

Will we be colonized?

Does the world benefit?

The End CITIZENREPORTER.ORG