Citizen journalism
Pro photographers remind lucky amateurs: Viral pictures have value
As soon as he took the picture, Janis Krums knew he had something. What he…
New Guardian, Scoopshot efforts bring elements of automation to photo verification
User-generated content is rife with risk and opportunity. The opportunity for it to deliver remarkable…
Boston explosions a reminder of how breaking news reporting is changing
Terrible events such as yesterday's bombings at the Boston Marathon have always meant "all hands…
Knight News Challenge funds photography app with built-in verification data
A mobile app that will help amateur journalists send photos to news organizations securely and…
Survey: Public prefers news from professional journalists
Reynolds Journalism Institute The public's trust in the institution of the press may be fading,…
Is Reddit the future of news or the present?
Salon | Salon | TechPresident | Marshall Kirkpatrick Apparently, the future of news is not…
Knight News Challenge funds 6 projects focused on networks
The Knight News Challenge is giving more than $1.375 million to six projects that use…
Missourian editor says integration of citizen journalism is working
Columbia Missourian Joy Mayer, director of community outreach for the Missourian, says a student's first-person…
Why the Tulsa World published graphic front-page image of shooting suspect
Tulsa World/View The Tulsa World published a front-page photograph Thursday of a shooting suspect lying…
Early citizen journalism site MyMissourian shuts down
Columbia Missourian One of the earliest citizen journalism sites announced today that it will be…
How CNN’s iReport verifies its citizen content
The protests that erupted in Nigeria earlier this month over skyrocketing fuel prices initially received…
WSJ column attacks ‘coffee-shop journalism’
Not to downgrade the importance of amateur writers and videographers, whose efforts via social media…
Journalists may want to think twice about defending Oregon blogger who lost suit
Forbes.com Defenders of the Oregon blogger who was found guilty in a $2.5 million defamation…
Should news sites with limited resources depend on user-generated content?
CNN's recent announcement that it had laid off 50 employees came just before the cable…