It’s been five years since J-Lab released the first study on community news sites, “Citizen Media: Fad or the Future of News?”
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Let’s Count the Ways …
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jan. 23, 2009 in Blog
The first U.S. forays in citizen media began in earnest only in 2004. Now, as 2008 comes to a close, we need to stop referring to citizen journalism as a monolithic phenomenon and pay closer attention to the many ways it’s evolving.
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UNITY ‘08: Citizen Media: Entrepreneurial Ventures Plug Gaps in Local News
Posted by J-Lab on Jul. 25, 2008 in Summits
| Chicago, IL
From placeblogs to hyperlocal Web sites, these citizen journalism projects are supplementing breaking-news stories, filling voids in local news, and delivering a new competition to mainstream media.
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Citizen Media@SPJ
Posted by J-Lab on Oct. 4, 2007 in Summits
| SPJ Conference, Washington, D.C.
Citizens who have a passion for their community are bringing a can-do spirit to the development of new media sites. Get a closer look at citizen journalism and how its affecting mainstream media.
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CitMedia Sites are Here to Stay
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Feb. 1, 2007 in Press Releases
COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Local news web sites offering content generated by users are securing a valuable place in the media landscape and are likely to continue as important sources of community news, according to a report released today by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism. “Citizen sites are developing as new forms of bridge
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Citizens Media: Has It Reached a Tipping Point?
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Nov. 1, 2005 in Articles | Nieman Reports
New media initiatives emerge when citizens feel ‘shortchanged, bereft or angered by their available media choices.’
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Call for Proposals: Citizens Media Ventures
Posted by Jan Schaffer on Jan. 10, 2005 in Press Releases
College Park, MD – New Voices, a pioneering program to seed innovative citizen media ventures around the country, today issued a call for its first round of grant proposals. Eligibility guidelines and application forms can be found at the New Voices Web site, www.J-NewVoices.org, also launched today. Project proposals are due March 17, 2005. New
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