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Citizen journalism at CNN

Posted by Vera Haller on Apr 7, 2008 under: community journalism, online news, television, video 

As I trolled through various Web pages looking for an item for this blog, I clicked into “iReport,” off of CNN’s main home page on the Web. The headline was too tempting to resist, “YOU take control of the news.”

I went to the site where I was as greeted with more strong words, “Unedited. Unfiltered. News.”

After a bit of Internet research, I found that iReport is a special Web site being developed by CNN to promote citizen journalism – that meaning reporting done by non-professional journalists.

 A recent article on Information Week’s Web site gives a good summary of what  CNN is looking to develop. According to the article, anybody who registers can upload video, photos and stories to iReport where it is posted “unfiltered.” Then the best reports are linked to CNN’s Web site.

 When I checked, the iReport site had video and many good photos up from the Olympic torch protest in Paris.

 Not a bad way to encourage the public’s involvement in the newsgathering process, but still keep some editorial control over what appears on a news organization’s Web site.

Comments

3 Responses to “Citizen journalism at CNN”

  1. Chaeun Park on April 7th, 2008 10:28 pm

    I agree that this is a great idea. The only thing I’m curious about is whether CNN will control accuracy somehow, and if so, whether it will be through direct corrections to the text or sidenotes.

  2. Fallon Moore on May 9th, 2008 11:53 pm

    I agree this is a great way to encourage the public. It also gives up and coming journalists to a chance to practice their craft.
    What will they think of next?

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