Comments on: US TV stations "don't get" citizen journalism http://www.reportr.net/2008/10/09/us-tv-stations-dont-get-citizen-journalism/ 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. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:28:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Merrill on Multimedia » TV Stations and Citizen Journalism http://www.reportr.net/2008/10/09/us-tv-stations-dont-get-citizen-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Merrill on Multimedia » TV Stations and Citizen Journalism Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:13:40 +0000 http://reportr.wordpress.com/?p=1010#comment-745 [...] The Link Posted by Ron Yaros | Permalink | SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "TV Stations and Citizen Journalism", url: "http://www.merrill.umd.edu/multimedia/index.php/2008/10/tv-stations-and-citizen-journalism/" });Filed under: video | [...] [...] The Link Posted by Ron Yaros | Permalink | SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “TV Stations and Citizen Journalism”, url: “http://www.merrill.umd.edu/multimedia/index.php/2008/10/tv-stations-and-citizen-journalism/” });Filed under: video | [...]

]]> By: Brendan Watson http://www.reportr.net/2008/10/09/us-tv-stations-dont-get-citizen-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Brendan Watson Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:55:08 +0000 http://reportr.wordpress.com/?p=1010#comment-744 And if you don't maintain the gatekeeper role this is what happens: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/apple-denies-citizen-journalist-report/ You don't have (and you shouldn't) pull down the gate to let the public in. Moderated content is of a higher value than a free for all. The audience is already suffering from information overload. Journalists' role should be to reduce the information overload, not to add to it. Editors are more important than ever in today's landscape. And if you don’t maintain the gatekeeper role this is what happens: http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/03/apple-denies-citizen-journalist-report/

You don’t have (and you shouldn’t) pull down the gate to let the public in. Moderated content is of a higher value than a free for all. The audience is already suffering from information overload. Journalists’ role should be to reduce the information overload, not to add to it. Editors are more important than ever in today’s landscape.

]]> By:   links for 2008-10-09 — contentious.com http://www.reportr.net/2008/10/09/us-tv-stations-dont-get-citizen-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-743   links for 2008-10-09 — contentious.com Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:01:04 +0000 http://reportr.wordpress.com/?p=1010#comment-743 [...] US TV stations “don’t get” citizen journalism « Reportr.net "The reality is that the TV stations were not using user-generated content to connect with viewers and develop their localism. Overall there was little opportunity for public commentary on the news, but more of an appeal for photos and video from the audience. [...] [...] US TV stations “don’t get” citizen journalism « Reportr.net "The reality is that the TV stations were not using user-generated content to connect with viewers and develop their localism. Overall there was little opportunity for public commentary on the news, but more of an appeal for photos and video from the audience. [...]

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