| “Preditors” : making citizen journalism work (2009) | |||||||||||||
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| As interest grows in “citizen journalism” and user-generated news content, parallel forms of professional practice are emerging among those charged with facilitating amateur news production. But for now, these are easy to miss. Independent online initiatives and established news organizations have successfully experimented with user-generated content, but layers of professional supervision and coordination are often hidden from view in key debates. Few successful citizen journalism websites thrive on the efforts of users alone and most incorporate small professional teams that coordinate, manage, publicise and contribute content. Bringing this kind of work to light enables more informed discussions of possible futures in this area – both for citizen journalism initiatives and for journalism as a profession. | |||||||||||||
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