The Online Journalism Review quotes Poynter’s Bill Mitchell
“Yet as local and national newspapers shrink and fold and the Web continues to expand and redefine journalism, the increasing role of citizen journalism is a growing concern to some veteran journalists.
‘There is a void being created in terms of news and information and it falls to all of us, journalists and non-journalists alike, to get important stories told,’ said Bill Mitchell, who heads the Poynter Institute’s News Transformation and International Programs. But while this chaotic period in journalism calls for collaboration, such participatory journalism introduces new concerns about accuracy and transparency, with other legal and ethical concerns, he added.”
