UNITY ‘08: “Citizen Media: Entrepreneurial Ventures Plug Gaps in Local News”

Sponsored by J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism.
Supported by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation.

Around the world, ordinary readers and viewers are contributing photos, video and their own forms of citizen journalism to the news and information landscape. From placeblogs to hyperlocal Web sites, these ventures are gaining momentum, supplementing breaking-news stories, filling voids in local news, and delivering a new competition to mainstream media.

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	• Suzanne McBride      Professor, Columbia College Chicago Journalism Department      Co-founder, ChicagoTalks.org
	• Abdirahman Aynte      Correspondent, BBC World Service
	• Bruce Koon      News Director, KQED-FM Public Radio, San Francisco

 

DATE(S): July 25, 2008 - Chicago

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