Consumer-generated media has caused a lot of excitement among publishers who hope to use it as a low-cost way to generate content. However, a recent article in Folio magazine noted that coordinating an army of citizen journalists to produce publication-quality information is messy and expensive. David and Paul believe media generated by readers has its [...]
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Experiment in Citizen Journalism
July 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment · interview, journalism
Does print still have value? The people at Neighborsgo.com would argue that it does. This website, which is a spinoff ofthe Dallas Morning News, is using a social network to anchor a community journalism initiative. Local residents create profiles and post information about their interests. Every week, editors dig through comments from citizens and produce [...]
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106: Freelance Destruction
August 11th, 2010 · No Comments · commentary, journalism, publshing, trade journalism
As recently as a couple of years ago freelance writing was a popular way for journalists to make a living. The pay wasn’t great, but the work was interesting and most professional freelancers could make a reasonable income. Today, things are very different. Freelance rates have fallen through the floor as publications have shriveled and [...]
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