The document discusses trends in citizen journalism and user-generated content. It notes that as of 2010 there were over 255 million websites and 42 million blogs in existence. It also states that the number of citizen journalists and content creators will reach over 114 million by 2013. The document then introduces Watson, an app created by students to provide a solution for citizen journalists and professional journalists to share content.

1. WATSON

2. Over 9,000 newspapers in America

3. As of 2010, there were approximately
255 million websites in existence

4. 42 million blogs
As of 2006, according to CNET, one new
blog surfaced every half second.

5. Less than 1/6 of website owners
write their own content

6. The number of user-generated
content creators will reach 114.5
million in 2013

7. At the dawn of the millennium there
were an estimated 41,000 writers
currently in employment.
In 2006 that number rose over 300%.

8. What do these numbers
mean? These statistics?
WE EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING

9. The world is literally in the
palm of our hands.
We love to interact. We want to
give back to the community.
Not enough to just listen or
watch.

10. Twitter.
Simply not enough.
Proves point: We are the
gathers, interpreters,
producers

11. CITIZEN JOUNRNALIST
Current trends in Newspapers

12. • Death of the Newspaper
• Newspaper Death Watch
• The Year the Newspaper Died
• Chronicling the Death of
American Newspaper
• Is There Life after Newspapers?

13. I am a member of create lab, a team of
8 students across Louisiana State
University’s curriculum.
As a part of the Manship School of Mass
Communication’s digital
initiative, Create Lab was formed to find
digital solutions for real clients.

14. Times Picayune

15. Answer the last headline’s
question
Low point in the news industry
Instead of competing with
content, we channel it.

16. We’ve created Watson. Aptly
named after Sherlock
Holmes, Watson is an app for
citizen journalists and professional
journalists.