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Citizen journalism

Citizen journalism. Skills : none IT concepts : citizen journalism. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. Where does this topic fit?. Internet concepts Applications Technology Implications (for society) Internet skills

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Citizen journalism

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  1. Citizen journalism Skills: none IT concepts: citizen journalism This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.

  2. Where does this topic fit? • Internet concepts • Applications • Technology • Implications (for society) • Internet skills • Application development • Content creation

  3. An early example, the Soviet coup attempt

  4. Reporting on an event, citizen journalism The Mumbai attacks article began with two sentences posted on November 26, 2008 by Kensplanet: The 26 November 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks were a series of attacks by terrorists in Mumbai, India. 25 are injured and 2 killed. It was constantly revised during the three days of terrorism.

  5. Evolution of the article • 21 hours later • 4,780 words with many links • 942 edits from 93 named authors and 149 anonymous • Kensplanet had made 57 edits • organized into 6 major sections with 5 sub-sections • 11 months later, October 2009 • 5,938 words • 11 images • 127 references • 8 major sections and 13 subsections • Kensplanet had made 271 edits • 201 people watching changes to learn and correct errors

  6. Still evolving • 16 months later, • March 2010: • 1,252 contributors • 4,432 edits • 27,393 views during • the month

  7. A few questions

  8. Can you find other examples of citizen journalism? What are the social implications of citizen journalism? The Rodney King arrest was an example of citizen journalism. What was its social impact? What is the impact of citizen journalism on mainstream journalism?

  9. Citizen journalism Skills: none IT concepts: citizen journalism This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.

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