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TakingITGlobal

2007 Webby Awards

Citizen Journalist

A movement is afoot for community members to become news producers -- citizen journalists -- and to interact more with members of the mainstream press, creating more of a dialogue then "lecture" format for the news.

Dan Gillmor, former reporter for the San Jose Mercury News, has written a book on this subject and maintains a blog at http://wethemedia.oreilly.com

This community will share news and ideas about the citizen journalist movement.

Kindly note that this forum is a place to discuss the citizen journalism movement, not a place to share your own views on everything. If you'd like to engage in citizen journalism, I recommend the no-cost blogging service called Blogger (http://www.blogger.com), which is owned by Google. Blogger is easy to use and has excellent features.

Phil Shapiro
Volunteer Community Editor
pshapiro@his.com


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Police in Pakistan have detained key opposition figures who vowed to disrupt President Pervez Musharraf's bid for re-election, officials say. Dozens of warrants for preventative custody had been issued, officials say. Two of the key targeted groups are the PML-N party of former PM Nawaz...
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Som Patidar | August 14
In developed countries like must-mention United States of America the new media emerging with greater pace. Web or Internet is the basic source of new media. One greater aspect of new media, which is still not-much-expose, is the democratization of netizen’s life. This effect is, obviously,...
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Featured Articles
IRI Pakistan Pre-Election Observation Mission Statement
By: Members of the Mission Team, International Repubblican Institute | November 13, 2007
Islamabad, Pakistan – One day before a state of emergency was declared, a delegation with the International Republican Institute (IRI) concluded a mission assessing preparations for parliamentary elections. The assessment was conducted with the firm conviction of the need for credible and transparent provincial and national elections, without which the full legitimacy of Pakistan’s government cannot be achieved. During the eight-day mission, delegates reviewed the technical and political preparation for constitutionally mandated elections, which will provide a crucial roadmap to the return to democratic governance in Pakistan.

The Citizen Media: There Are Ideas, Plans And Initiatives But Where Is Money?
By: Som, Patidar | September 20, 2007
The concept of citizen media comes after the failure of traditional media in voicing righteous things.

Citizen Journalism: Coming Out Of Newsroom Horizons
By: Som Patidar, abcnewsnetwork | August 6, 2007
Citizen Journalism or Grassroots Journalism will overshadow the traditional journalism in coming days. The indication of user-empowered-content age is visible in the major citizen journalism drives initiated by major media houses, worldwide.

New institutional structure in Venezuela may help bridge digital divide and bring better democracy
By: Guillermo Cerceau, Independent | January 29, 2007
A new institutional framework is being built in Venezuela, with the approval of the law of Communal Councils, a structure that transfers power from the state to communities. For this proclaimed “federation of councils” to be a reality, a huge technological infrastructure has to be built, together with an educational effort. The building of communal communication centers, the campaigns for “technological alphabetization” and other efforts point to that direction.

Localnewsapalooza! Blogs and Citizen Journalism, April 14
By: Lisa Williams, A Sense Of Place Network | April 13, 2005
The weekly bloggers' meeting at Harvard's Berkman Center for the Internet and Society will be hosting a special session on blogs and local citizen journalism on April 14 at 7PM. The session will include a tour of volunteer-run local journalism websites across the US and beyond, as well as a look at recently released tools and...

The Blogging Phenomenon: Who? How? Why?
By: Cedar Pruitt, A Sense Of Place Network | January 6, 2005
With the release of the Pew Internet & American Life report this week announcing a rapid increase in the number of people reading blogs, not to mention the flurry of media attention around the blogging phenomenon, some people may be scratching their heads and wondering: Just what IS a blog?

Is this the Future of Media? Microsoft vs. Google.....
By: Louise van Rooyen, A Sense Of Place Network | December 19, 2004
Check out this thought-provoking, fun and interesting piece on the future of media: http://letitblog.com/epic/ols-master.html (NB: 8 minutes long - but very quick to load) Includes some very interesting observations about media trends and possible futures?

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Web Resources
 
Hallley Stuitt Memory Lane with Dan Gillmor
lisa smith | January 23, 2005
Don't miss Dan's thoughtful answers to Halley's question about which of these technologies are "politically disruptive" -- Blogs, Wikis, IRC, IM, SMS, Digital Cameras, Camera Phones and of course, our favorite -- the iPod. They discuss citizen's journalism and where the blogosphere is headed. ...

Take Back the News
Phil Shapiro | January 17, 2005
TakeBackTheNews.com is a grassroots effort enabling news consumers to determine for themselves which stories and topics are worthy of attention, to share that news with others and to have a say in specific coverage and news in general. It looks like this attractive site was created using the...

Open Source Journalism
Marnie Webb | January 14, 2005
Conversations in new publishing

GovTrack.us
Marnie Webb | January 10, 2005
An application for tracking information regarding US government -- specifically, bills and representatives.

Press Think
Marnie Webb | December 23, 2004
From the introduction to the weblog: "I call this blog PressThink because that's the kind of work I do. The title points to forms of thought that identify "journalism" to itself-- but also to the habit of not thinking about certain things. The subatomic force that holds the pack of reporters...

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Documents
Plotistan, published by Sangi and Sangionline, July 2007 (.pdf)
Jul 14 | By Claude Almansi
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Headlines
Pakistan: Cyber Crime Ordinance Promulgated
Teeth Maestro: from... | Jan 8
People's Resistance (Pakistan) Media Brief - Nov. 25, 2007
People's Resistance Media... | Nov 25
Cyber police shut down 'suspect' literary website, block access to another
IFEX | Jul 19
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