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An Introduction,[object Object]
Hyperlocal news platform specifically designed for citizen journalists.,[object Object],Alpha version of site launched in Fall 2009. Beta version to launch in Summer 2010.,[object Object],Published by The Public Square Project.,[object Object],Funded in part by a Seed Award from The Sprout Fund.,[object Object],What Is The Pittsburgh Citizen?,[object Object]
“When the people formerly known as the audienceemploy the press tools they have in their possession to inform one another, that’s citizen journalism.”,[object Object],	--Jay Rosen,[object Object],Our (Adopted) Definition of Citizen Journalism,[object Object]
Journalism is essential to democracy.,[object Object],Traditional reporting models are endangered.,[object Object],See: Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Rocky Mountain News, San Francisco Chronicle, Boston Globe ,[object Object],Experimentation with new journalism models is necessary to build the capacity of traditional media sources to cover the news.,[object Object],Too much data to digest without resorting to forms of crowdsourced reporting.,[object Object],Citizen Journalism Matters Because:	,[object Object]
Original reporting by citizen journalists working with The Pittsburgh Citizen (e.g., G-20 Summit project),[object Object],Content produced by partner organizations and individuals (other non-profits, blogs, tweets, etc.),[object Object],Aggregated content focused on specific issues (e.g., our Marcellus Shale Issue Spotlight),[object Object],Content Published on The Citizen,[object Object]
Editorial Support - You will work side-by-side with a trained journalist who will assist you in reporting and writing your story. You'll even be able to collaborate with your editor online through our Virtual Reporter’s Notebook™.,[object Object],Access to Sources - Need a particular government document or access to a source for an interview? The Pittsburgh Citizen team will help you track down that source.,[object Object],Publication - We will publish your work, including all associated audio, video, documents, and photographs, and promote your story so that it reaches a wide audience. ,[object Object],How Do We Support Citizen Journalists?,[object Object]
Step #1: Visit The Citizen and Click “Join Us”,[object Object]
Step #2: Tell Us What You Want to Cover,[object Object]
Step #3: Create a Profile and We’ll Assign an Editor,[object Object]
Step #4: Use Our Virtual Reporter’s NotebookTM to Write Your Story and Communicate with Your Editor,[object Object]
Step #5: Publish Your Story to The Citizen and We’ll Promote It	,[object Object]
Contribute a story idea to our Story Bank.,[object Object],Subscribe to our RSS Feed.,[object Object],Follow us on Twitter: @pghcitizen,[object Object],Become a fan of The Public Square Project on Facebook.,[object Object],E-mail suggestions to info@pittsburghcitizen.org,[object Object],Join The Public Square Project’s Mailing List at www.publicsquareproject.org,[object Object],Other Ways to Get Involved,[object Object]
Ryan Hopkins,[object Object],President & Founder,[object Object],The Public Square Project,[object Object],www.publicsquareproject.org,[object Object],www.pittsburghcitizen.org,[object Object],info@pittsburghcitizen.org,[object Object],Thank You!,[object Object]

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