newsdude created the resource Perhaps newspapers aren't quite dead yet?

Thanks to the Poynter's Biz Blog, I found this link to an interesting take on the newspaper industry by Wired editor Chris Anderson. Perhaps we need to reconceptualize the notion of newspapers as a "dying industry."

newsdude created the question If it's journalism....

To me, the term journalism brings with it a sense of responsibility. For “citizen journalism” to have any meat, it needs to be moderated and guided. I believe in soliciting contributions from the public, but if there’s no verification, no expectation of some standard of journalism, then what value does it have? Do we want sites filled with pages and pages of “Who came to Uncle Bob’s dinner last night”?

I do believe there is a place for such community news. But the citizen journalism efforts that hope to tap into the community knowledge base for democracy’s sake need to adhere to the elements of journalism to be successful. And that means controlling content to some degree.

newsdude created the answer If it's journalism....

To me, the term journalism brings with it a sense of responsibility. For “citizen journalism” to have any meat, it needs to be moderated and guided. I believe in soliciting contributions from the public, but if there’s no verification, no expectation of some standard of journalism, then what value does it have? Do we want sites filled with pages and pages of “Who came to Uncle Bob’s dinner last night”?

I do believe there is a place for such community news. But the citizen journalism efforts that hope to tap into the community knowledge base for democracy’s sake need to adhere to the elements of journalism to be successful. And that means controlling content to some degree.

newsdude created the resource Circle of Blue

Will the journalism of the future take the form of advocacy? Here's an innovative project that links journalists and scholars studying the world's most valuable resource: Water. It combines original reporting with social networking to reach a global audience.