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By the people for the people.
Or: What the hell is citizen journalism, and how do I do it?
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What is citizen journalism
Wikipedia says:• Citizen journalism is the concept of members
of the public ‘playing an active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analysing, and disseminating news and information.’
• Is Wikipedia a reliable source?
A perfect example of citizen journalism
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What you need to be a citizen journalist
• A pen• A pad• A mobile phone (optional)• The internet (optional)
• The internet– The internet has fuelled the rise of citizen
journalism by making media more accessible.
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OhmyNews
http://english.ohmynews.com/
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Wiki News
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Indy Media
www.indymedia.org.au
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360 News
http://www.360ne.ws/
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The Guardian: Collaborative journalism
http://mps-expenses.guardian.co.uk/
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What makes news?
• News values: Proximity Impact Conflict Timeliness Weirdness Currency
•The 5 W’s and the H: Who What Where When Why How
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What you need to know. Boring (but important) stuff
• Attribution– Who did you talk to?
• Objectivity– Objectivity vs. Subjectivity
• Defamation– Can you prove it?
• Ethics• Tense• Credibility
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How to tell a story
• Most important stuff first• Always introduce sources/ talent• News – Short sharp style• Feature – Conversational but interesting
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How to find a story
• Stay informed• Read the paper• Talk to people• Twitter• Notice boards• Magazines• Follow a crowd• Luck
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The impact of social media on citizen journalism
• Blogs– Wordpress– Tumblr– Posterous – What I’ll be using today
• Twitter• Citizen journalism websites
Social media has given people an outlet
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How twitter can help
• It’s a great way to advertise yourself• A great aggregator• Can be source of tip-offs
• If you organise it correctly (lists ect) it’s a really easy way to access lots of different content.
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Twitter clients
• A majority of twitter users don’t access the service through the website.
• Find a client that suits how you use twitter• Clients: There are hundreds of different ones– Tweetie– Tweetdeck– Seesmic– Hootsuite
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The art of twitter
• Don’t post rubbish, you’ll lose followers.• Keep it simple – You’ve only got 140
characters.• Don’t chase followers, respect them.• Keep your innocence. • Be different – or at least try.• Don’t try too hard• Don’t sell out to commercial competitions
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Multi-platform journalism
• Journos will now head out alone and be expected to return with images, audio and video of their story.
• The web provides us with a platform for these different types of media.
• Use whatever medium you feel most comfortable in.
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From source to screen
You can get your pictures, audio and video from your story to a blog in less than 10 minutes without a computer.
– You will need• An e-mail capable mobile• A blog (I’m using a Posterous account)
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The best from the rest
• There are a few quick things you can do to make your stuff stand out– Photos
• Exposure• Rule of thirds
– Audio• Good volume• No wind
– Video• Still as possible• Have interviewee looking into empty space
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Don’t forget
• Ask questions, a lot of questions.• Get people to spell their names.• People like bright colours and pictures.• Be objective.• Don’t defame anyone.• Don’t feel limited.