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Jimmy Wales responds to Facebook & search speculation…
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Will publishers (ever) harness the wiki?
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Citizen journalism, let's keep our heads shall we?
Did this interview with Herman Manson of Media Toolbox a popular media newsletter. Here are the questions:
To what extent is the M&G planning to make use of citizen/participatory journalism?
What are people writing about on your blogging service and how does this influence the content of your website and the paper edition?
Do you think participatory journalism will grow beyond community newspapers (for which it does seem perfect) to national news organisations locally? Internationally the BBC recently announced a move to integrate more citizen generated content into its services.
My answers over the page
Revenge of the amateurs
Now South Africa has its own citizen journalism offering via Johnnic’s commendable reporter.co.za One of the first images of the Asian Tsunami crisis came…
