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Citizen Journalism
and Today’s Internet
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Introduction
Defining Citizen Journalism
Who?
How?
Why?
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Introduction
grassroots journalism
networked journalism
open source journalism
citizen media
participatory journalism
hyperlocal journalism
bottom-up journalism
stand-alone journalism
distributed journalism
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The Right
Conditions
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The Right
Conditions
Media Consolidation
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The Right
Conditions
Media Consolidation
Disconnect with the Public
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The Right
Conditions
Media Consolidation
Disconnect with the Public
Affordable Technology
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The Right
Conditions
Media Consolidation
Disconnect with the Public
Affordable Technology
New Easy Publishing Tools
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The Right
Conditions
Media Consolidation
Disconnect with the Public
Affordable Technology
New Easy Publishing Tools
Universality:Languages &
Standards
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My Evolution
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My Evolution
Worked for newspaper
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My Evolution
Worked for newspaper
Sought to be published
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My Evolution
Worked for newspaper
Sought to be published
Hate the gatekeepers
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My Evolution
Worked for newspaper
Sought to be published
Hate the gatekeepers
Good with tech
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My Evolution
Worked for newspaper
Sought to be published
Hate the gatekeepers
Good with tech
Huge life network
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My Evolution
Worked for newspaper
Sought to be published
Hate the gatekeepers
Good with tech
Huge life network
Curiosity and concern
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Personal Publishing
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Personal Publishing
Websites (1990’s)
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Personal Publishing
Websites (1990’s)
Blogs (1998 - Present)
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Personal Publishing
Websites (1990’s)
Blogs (1998 - Present)
Podcasts (A/V)
Audio (2004 -Present)
Video (2005 - Present)
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http://www.freevlog.org/content/citizen-journalism-introduction
Freevlog.org - Citizenjournalism
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Web2.0, the most annoying buzz word ever!
Social Networking
Evolution, from Friendster to
Facebook
Useful for disseminating info
Social Bookmarking
Organizing and Collectively
Researching
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New Communication Tools
Twitter
140 characters
Public, private
1 to 1, 1 to many, 1 towards 1;
with many listening along
For text, audio, and video
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Iran and Twitter
A tool for both Journalism and Activism
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Old Media -
New Media
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Old Media -
New Media
Source
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Old Media -
New Media
Source
Pool of Talent
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Old Media -
New Media
Source
Pool of Talent
Competition
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Old Media -
New Media
Source
Pool of Talent
Competition
Nuisance
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http://www.time.com/time/video/player/
0,32068,41728494001_1925792,00.html
Ze Frank for Time Magazine
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A Vision of the Future
Can citizen journalists afford to do their work?
Will the public give them the same respect?
Can a balance exist between traditional media orgs and
individual independent citizen journalists
Will censorship against personal publishing expand?
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Questions for myself
Will I be able to stay free (to choose topics, take time, etc)
Will I end up working for an established media org
Will I enter into some collaboration with something larger
Will I make a larger impact than the one I make now.
Will I be able to afford my future life.
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citizenreporter.org
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