Citizen Journalism | International Media Conference: Community voices create the difference

03.15.2010 at 10:05 am | Category Case Studies // Have your say »

Rival publications differ on citizen journalism

Two rival newspapers, Gießener Zeitung and Gießener Allgemeine sharply differ on the role of UGC in news gathering. The former is all for it while the latter reckons that it has no use for “story telling.”

03.09.2010 at 4:28 pm | Category Case Studies // Have your say »

Too good to be true: As citizens produce their own paper

Gießener-THEY work hard to produce the Gießener Zeitung. All 3, 500 of them. And they are all citizen reporters. Read more…

02.19.2010 at 5:31 pm | Category Case Studies // Have your say »

Storms turn Filipino citizens into reporters

A powerful storm that drowned several cities in the Philippines became one of the most important turning point for the country’s online media. Read more…

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RT @joVog: Done! Vuvox Experiment über IIJ-FAZ Medienkonferenz 2010 ist im Kasten http://www.jovoeg.de/?p=554 @iij10 [link] 2010/03/25
Check our website for reports of the conference #iij10 [link] 2010/03/24
Debate on CJ remains but there is a general consensus that it is becoming more and more a feature of the news process #iij10 [link] 2010/03/18
CJ should cooperate with traditional media as part of news gathering; ethical issues remain a sticky point #iij10 [link] 2010/03/18
Panelist D’Inka: High quality journalism will be the key to the future #iij10 [link] 2010/03/18
Panelist Islam: Media should trust its readers and open their platforms to the former to post comments and contribute to the news #iij10 [link] 2010/03/18
Panelist Kuttab: Citizen journalists should integrate with mainstream media and not abuse their power of expression;maintain ethics #iij10 [link] 2010/03/18
Panelist Kavuma: When there’s a crisis use of Facebook, SMS becomes more crucial especially in countries without free press #iij10 [link] 2010/03/18
Panelist Kuttab: Loss of credibility due to lack of information regulation; people are making informed choices on whom to trust #iij10 [link] 2010/03/18
Panelist Kavuma: CJ will force us to think what is important for us #iij10 [link] 2010/03/18