1. Why is journalism a trade then?
Is it a trade anymore if anyone can become a journalist?
The idea of citizen journalism is one which I am still trying to grapple and try to understand better. As a journalism major, what is my role then if anyone can pretty much take on the definition of citizen journalism and become a journalist...
The popular OhMyNews innovation is now training amateurs through its journalism school. How effective is this journalism school and does it possibly blur the line between journalist and amateur now?
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I recently read an article (Prwatch.org's Citizen Driven Superdelegate Transparency Project Provides Best Superdelegate Reporting Anywhere") and concluded that OhMyNews's intentions are noble, and it will create and perpetuate noble results by encouraging citizen journalism. It is also dispelling the old idea that in order to be a "Journalist" you needed X education to become one. Now, everyone can become a journalist. OMN is redefining journalism and encouraging citizens to be active in their communities and aware of how their government is treating them.
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According to prwatch.org’s March 6, 2008 article entitled “Citizen-Driven Superdelegate Transparency Project Provides Best Superdelegate Reporting-Anywhere”, there is a group of citizen journalists, bloggers, and transparency advocates came together as the Superdelegate Transparency Project (STP) to produce the most accurate, detailed reporting on the Democratic superdelegates of the 2008 election. Almost 300 citizen journalists worked with professional staff members of DemConWatch, LiteraryOutpost, the Huffington Post’s OffTheBus Project, OpenLeft and Congresspedia to create a tally that provided transparent sourcing and super delegates’ in-depth profiles. This situation shows how advantageous it was to have professionals mobilize citizen journalists to get information and ultimately help to determine who would win—Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
--Working together to create greater social change. ---
This will also create a healthier, stronger relationship between citizen journalists and professional journalists to work on each other’s strengths to provide better quality reporting.
STP was a successful and prominent media watchdog group for the 2008 presidential election, but there are many other groups that have experienced great success such as FAIR and Media Matters for America. These media criticism and fact checking institutions will not only check corporate, mainstream media, but independent media too
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I recently read an article (Prwatch.org's Citizen Driven Superdelegate Transparency Project Provides Best Superdelegate Reporting Anywhere") and concluded that OhMyNews's intentions are noble, and it will create and perpetuate noble results by encouraging citizen journalism. It is also dispelling the old idea that in order to be a "Journalist" you needed X education to become one. Now, everyone can become a journalist. OMN is redefining journalism and encouraging citizens to be active in their communities and aware of how their government is treating them.
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According to prwatch.org’s March 6, 2008 article entitled “Citizen-Driven Superdelegate Transparency Project Provides Best Superdelegate Reporting-Anywhere”, there is a group of citizen journalists, bloggers, and transparency advocates came together as the Superdelegate Transparency Project (STP) to produce the most accurate, detailed reporting on the Democratic superdelegates of the 2008 election. Almost 300 citizen journalists worked with professional staff members of DemConWatch, LiteraryOutpost, the Huffington Post’s OffTheBus Project, OpenLeft and Congresspedia to create a tally that provided transparent sourcing and super delegates’ in-depth profiles. This situation shows how advantageous it was to have professionals mobilize citizen journalists to get information and ultimately help to determine who would win—Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama.
--Working together to create greater social change. ---
This will also create a healthier, stronger relationship between citizen journalists and professional journalists to work on each other’s strengths to provide better quality reporting.
STP was a successful and prominent media watchdog group for the 2008 presidential election, but there are many other groups that have experienced great success such as FAIR and Media Matters for America. These media criticism and fact checking institutions will not only check corporate, mainstream media, but independent media too
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