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The prerequisite for Journalism 1.0 was a deep sense of curiosity and some comfort with risk. Journalism 2.0 still needs those two ingredients, plus some comfort with technology.
With an accelerated news cycle and so many disasters and global events to cover, a new type of open-source reporting, citizen journalism, has stepped in to fill the breach. Before you think citizen journalism involves a maverick muckraker with a laptop, consider the traditional media's response. Many "CitJos," as they are called, work alongside old hands in the newsrooms. In fact, many of the stories you read, listen to or watch in the mainstream media could be coming from them.
In Myanmar in September, when the military killed several protesters, citizen reporters leapt into action to fill the traditional role of local and international media, which were heavily censored by the ruling junta. When Japanese journalist... |
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