Briggs; Journalism Next: Chapter 3

February 17, 2012

Bringing Journalism Closer to Readers, and Readers Closer to Journalism

3 new reporting methods:

1. Crowdsourcing: the term borrows from the concept of outsourcing. Reporters and news agencies open up the research process to the community, allowing them to assist in the process and provide insight and perspective not easily achieved by  a reporter.  The opinions of the masses however, are not always beneficial. As said by David Cohn, “crowd sourcing works in some situations, but not in others. If there were a jar of gum balls in this room, I’d want everyone’s help in determining how many gum balls are in the jar. If i needed brain surgery, I don’t want anyone in this room to help. No offense.”
2. Open-source Reporting: journalism must be transparent, authentic, and collaborative. Digital tools such as blogs and Twitter have helped eliminate the barriers between journalists and readers and have created a collaborative atmosphere in which both work together to develop a story.
3. Pro-Am Journalism: News organizations can’t be everywhere all the time. This is something they have come to realize and has drawn them to invite their readers to directly participate. Everyone is a media outlet now, and if they want to share something, it WILL be shared. So why not allow them to share it on your site? this is the simple logic behind pro-am journalism. It allows the community to share information on your page that may have otherwise been shared somewhere else, and it allows the community to raise issues and give commentary on subjects of interest to them in a way that a professional journalist could not.

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