uncovering random acts of journalism
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Guardian blogs editor Kevin Anderson discusses how to media can tap into wisdom in the crowds and enhance journalism in the age of social networks.TRANSCRIPT
Recruiting Writersand finding random acts of journalism
Doubling every six months
Use of ‘U-Sites’ exploding
The MSM rushes to blog
The result?
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A blogger’s critique
Institutionalise the blog philosophy. Open up. Involve the audience.
Lost Remote
Why blog and work with citizen media?
Get closer to your audience Googling for sources (and content)
Inspiration for content innovation
You decide, I report
Googling for Sources in Iraq
MaDeuceGunner
A young activist in Saudi Arabia
Our audience, their media
Audioblogging fleeing from Katrina
Humid City podcasts
Podcasting from the Green Zone
An interview via Gmail
Inspiration from media hackers
Web as content creation tool
Voicemail from Mumbai
First a little reality check
Challenging the UGC pyramid
Some are from ‘media’
Some are from ‘media’
Most commit random acts of journalism
Amplify citizen media voices
Amplify citizen media voices
Amplifying voices from around the world
Rewarding ‘trusted users’
Guardian’s Big Bloggers
Offline community supports online
Kevin AndersonGuardian Blogs Editor
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk
[email protected]://strange.corante.com