Your Media, Our Media, We Media

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Your Media, Our Media, We Media

• The Era of
• Democratizing Media

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Democratizing Trends in Journalism

• Transparency
• Discovery
• Participation
• Innovation

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New Roles for Citizens

• Competitor
• Collaborator, tipster
• Expert, source
• Watch dog
• Writer, storyteller, blogger
• Photographer
• Movie maker
• Creative writers, poets

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New Roles for Journos

• Viral Reporter/ Investigator
• Content Wrangler
• Niche product developer
• Driveway Rot Rescuer
• Social Relationship Entrepreneur

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2000-2006 Tipping Points

• CitMedia
• OhMyNews, S. Korea 2000
• NorthwestVoice.com 2004
• 2004 Elections
• A-List Bloggers
• Breaking News
• Dec. 2004, S.Asia tsunami
• July 7, 2005, London bombing
• Sept. 2005, Hurricane Katrina
• Summer, 2006 YouTube

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OhmyNews 40,000 registered writers
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2004 Presidential Elections

• Democratizing
• Civic Participation

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Fahrenheit 9/ll
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MoveOn.org Bush ads
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AOL Minister of Fear http//aolsvc.news.aol.com/e
lections/article.adp?id20040714210209990006
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Remixes Deans Scream
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Mobile Phones Moblogs
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2008 ElectionsYouTube Hillary Clinton
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Edwards to Feature Citizen Content
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Media Participation

• A new form of
• Civic Participation?

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Breaking News Citizen Content

• Catastrophes,
• Events
• Whistleblowing

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Citizen Eyewitness Accounts
www.msnbc.com
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BBCs Eyewitness Accounts
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MSNBC.com Citizen Pope Photos
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CNN.com Citizen Katrina News
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London bombing photo wins 1st citmedia award
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London Bombings

• First 24 hours, eyewitnesses sent the BBC
• Over 20,000 e-mails
• 1,000 photos
• 20 videos in 24 hours.
• 1,500 photos posted on Flickr.

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YouTube Whistleblowers
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Architecture of Participation

• For a Culture of Contribution

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New Considerations

• Teach how to
• Tap audience for reporting
• Create participatory venues
• Refine feedback loops
• Instill new mindsets
• Relinquish some control

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Transparency Trends

• Editor, Editorial Page blogs
• Webcast news meetings
• Post raw reporter notes
• Audit, Truthsquad coverage

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News Meeting Webcasts
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Whiteboard to sketch out next days
newspaper
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Corkboard where nprs are scrutinized and admired
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Planning Daily Paper
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HealthNewsReview.org
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List of 5-Star Stories
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50 News Orgs Rating Criteria
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This Just In
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Letting readers add to story
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Discovery

• News Experiences
• vs.
• News Stories

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Future News

• Web site
• Not just something you READ
• Something you DO

www.j-lab.org
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Databases chicagocrime.org
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Databases Search by route
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Crimes at ATMs
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Congressional Votes Database
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Top Vote Missers
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Bios, Finance, Vote Records
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Mikulski Key Votes
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Fla. Hurricane Tracker
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Katrina stats
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Can you commit journalism by writing code
instead of writing sentences? -Rob
Curley Sept.8, 2006
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Bloggers as Citizen Journalists

• Vs.
• Hyperlocal Citizen Journalists

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A-List Bloggers - Breaking News
www.talkingpoints.com
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Powerline.com
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CitMedia Types

• Hybrid projects
• Solo jos
• Independents
• J-School start-ups
• Traditional media sites
• Global blogs

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Citizen Media Originators

• Community start-ups
• Philanthropic ventures
• Individual start-ups
• Venture capital-backed
• Mainstream media

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Solo-Jos Community Start-ups
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NewHavenIndependent.org
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Barista.net - Montclair, NJDebbie Galant, NYT
Jersey columnist
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WestportNow.com
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Ibrattleboro.com
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Coastsider.com
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CitMedia Claims success
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Low start-up costs
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Dont make much money
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Half dont need to make
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Theyd like to make money
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Citizens Media Impact
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Identities often secret
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Little accountability
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Plan to Stick Around
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J-School Start-ups
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MyMissourian.com
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MadisonCommons.org
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Citizen Journalists Boot Camp
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MSU GreatLakesWiki.org
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HartsvilleToday.com
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Profitable Traditional Media
Start-ups
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NorthwestVoice.com
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Bakersfields Bakotopia
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S.C. - BlufftonToday.com
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YourHub.com -Boulder, CO
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YourHub.com - 8 states,44 Denver neighborhoods
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Venture Capital Start-ups
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Backfence.com - Bethesda
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NewWest.net
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Global Voices Global blogging Reuters.com
alliance
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Foundation-Backed Start-ups
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Feb. 20 New Voices grant deadline
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Forumhome.org
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TCDailyPlanet.com
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Sneak Peek KCNN.org
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Passive Spectators of Civic Freak Show?

• Or
• Active Participants in Self-Governing Society?

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Innovation Challenges

• How to
• Train mindsets skill sets
• Avoid kneejerk reactions
• Embrace new ideas
• Foster participation

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• The Institute for Interactive Journalism

www.J-Lab.org www.J-NewVoices.org www.J-Learning.o
rg www.kcnn.org