Comments on: Why a failed experiment in crowdsourcing was a success http://www.reportr.net/2007/07/17/why-a-failed-experiment-in-crowdsourcing-was-a-success/ This blog on media, society and technology is run by Professor Alfred Hermida, an award-winning online news pioneer, digital media scholar and journalism educator. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:10:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tish grier http://www.reportr.net/2007/07/17/why-a-failed-experiment-in-crowdsourcing-was-a-success/comment-page-1/#comment-116 tish grier Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:51:18 +0000 http://reportr.net/2007/07/17/why-a-failed-experiment-in-crowdsourcing-was-a-success/#comment-116 Alfred...you may be interested in reading my own interpretation of the work done at Assignment Zero, where I was Deputy Director of Participation (brought on mid-stream, when it became apparent that more was needed in that area).... http://spap-oop.blogspot.com/2007/07/assignment-zero-post-mortem.html What may help journalists to make sense of the weath from the crowd is the ability to relate to the crowd in a way they never had to before. Esp. when that crowd is part of life online--which has its own quirks and ways of communicating. This is a whole new communications skill set that should be valued far more than it is currently. Alfred…you may be interested in reading my own interpretation of the work done at Assignment Zero, where I was Deputy Director of Participation (brought on mid-stream, when it became apparent that more was needed in that area)….

http://spap-oop.blogspot.com/2007/07/assignment-zero-post-mortem.html

What may help journalists to make sense of the weath from the crowd is the ability to relate to the crowd in a way they never had to before. Esp. when that crowd is part of life online–which has its own quirks and ways of communicating. This is a whole new communications skill set that should be valued far more than it is currently.

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