A brief discussion about citizen journalism as we see it on the internet today and its impact on the main stream media. From its modest beginnings in 2000 when Oh My news was launched and was considered an experiment in citizen journalism until today when it is one of the fastest growing forms of media. Citizen voices can not be ignored, this is evident in the new partnership forming between the main stream media and citizen journalism.
In all reality, I would have to say that in the beginning they probably would have preferred to eliminate it. Unfortunately for them, the nature of the Internet and other tech makes that an impossible task.
I think that for the mainstream it comes down to one of two philosophies, ignore them and hope they go away (but they dont) or if you cant stop them join them.
billfitzgerald20 2 years ago
Are you sure they are partnering with CJ, or is CJ seen as a threat that must be eliminated?
sarastar60 2 years ago