tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157399324614446746.post1508906385684199782..comments2023-11-24T00:38:52.974-08:00Comments on From Mass to Networked: Are you a Pro Citizen Journalism?Damienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13843748213754577727noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157399324614446746.post-28455214529297829952013-03-06T19:50:48.747-08:002013-03-06T19:50:48.747-08:00Jenn, thanks for your comments and sorry for the l...Jenn, thanks for your comments and sorry for the late reply. Definitely, I like of those examples of successful or helpful citizen journalism acts. In some way, I also agree with MJ when she said in the last class that she trusts more in professional journalism. There are definitely skills like experience or acknowledgment that are very valuable and that can't be compared with the contribution of an inexpert person. I'm kind of divided in my opinion about this matter. Thanks again for your contribution to the post :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18227254016753437601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1157399324614446746.post-16291592479839122432013-03-05T11:26:14.195-08:002013-03-05T11:26:14.195-08:00Maria - you bring up some good points. I think the...Maria - you bring up some good points. I think the whole debate of cell phone pictures being newsworthy is a "take it for what it's worth" Of course it's not the high quality of National Geographic work or even high quality enough to be printed in the paper but on the flip side, citizens capture more unexpected, real-life events today that professional journalists would never make it to or be able to plan. Examples would be when the airplane landed on the Hudson river, there were numerous people who captured this event from the river and inside the airplane on their phones that gave a first hand experience. Also, 9/11 - sure photographers made it there eventually but there's actual footage from a citizen who happened to be filming the skyline when the first plane crashed. It's pretty blurred and not focused but it's more "real" and carries an "aura" that no professional journalism was able to capture. JennGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15822117787550824110noreply@blogger.com