News tagged with citizen
Web sites aim to survive with hyperlocal focus
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Finding a financially viable way to provide local news is a challenge large metropolitan newspapers are confronting. But a Coral Gables, Fla., Web site is among a few locally with faith it can succeed.
YouTube tries to help media find more free video
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(AP) -- YouTube is trying to help shrinking newsrooms expand their video coverage without increasing their payrolls.
Probing Question: What is citizen journalism?
Oct 23, 2009 |
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The last time you watched CNN or read The New York Times online, you might have been surprised to see reporting by ordinary people. From photos uploaded instantly of the earthquake in Indonesia to video of ...
Journalists need 'new, collaborative ways to tell stories'
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- User-generated content may make some in the mainstream media 'uneasy' but it allows journalists to 'explore new, collaborative ways to tell stories', according to a paper published by Oxford ...
YouTube offers reporting tips from top journalists
Jun 29, 2009 |
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YouTube opened an online journalism training hub on Monday featuring tips from some of the top names in the business including Bob Woodward of Watergate fame.
Online ethics and the bloggers' code revealed
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Whatever their reason for posting their thoughts online, bloggers have a shared ethical code, according to a recent study published in the journal New Media Society, published by SAGE. Key issues in the blogosphere are te ...
South Korea says American has swine flu
May 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Authorities in South Korea say tests have confirmed that an American citizen in the country has swine flu.
White House launches open government initiative
May 21, 2009 |
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The White House invited ordinary Americans on Thursday to contribute ideas on making government more open and unveiled a new website where raw federal data will be put online for public use.
Fox News taps MySpace for citizen journalists
Apr 20, 2009 |
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MySpace on Monday invited its members to become volunteer "uReporters" by supplying news pictures or videos for use at the social networking website and Fox News network.
Washington Times to open page a day to readers
Apr 13, 2009 |
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The Washington Times on Monday announced plans to turn over one page of the newspaper a day to readers in an experiment with "citizen journalism."
Traditional media provide more comprehensive news than citizen media and blogs, researchers find
Apr 08, 2009 |
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COLUMBIA, Mo. -Researchers from the University of Missouri School of Journalism recently completed a comprehensive comparison of citizen journalism sites (news sites and blogs) and traditional media Web sites. They found ...
Growth in military contracting blurs lines of accountability
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Mar 09, 2009 |
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The thriving use of private military contractors in place of citizen-soldiers allows nations to externalize the costs of war and outsource accountability during wartime, according to sociologist Katherine McCoy, writing in ...
Increased campaign spending improves citizen participation in state supreme court elections
Aug 14, 2008 |
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A new study in the American Journal of Political Science reveals that increased campaign spending significantly improves citizen participation in State Supreme Court elections.
