"A year ago, we didn't even call this citizen journalism. Back then, it was called open-source journalism.

The main difference between traditional journalism and citizen journalism is that traditional journalists are sent out to cover things they don't really care about; in other words, the next city council meeting isn't going to make or break their lives.

But a citizen journalist is not out to cover something, but to share it. For them, they want to tell everybody about their passion."
Clyde Bentley, associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, Columbia

Quelle: The Joplin Globe: A new way to tell the news - Blogs represent a return to community journalism [Via PJNet ]