Die New York Times beschäftigt sich "gezwungernermassen" mit CJ (Citizen Journalism) mit einem immernoch eher zynischen Unterton:

Starting tomorrow, users will be able to upload photos and videos to a section of Yahoo called You Witness News (news.yahoo.com/page/youwitnessnews). All of the submissions will appear on Flickr or a similar site for video. Editors at both Reuters and Yahoo will review the submissions and select some to place on pages with relevant news articles, just as professional photographs and video clips are woven into their news sites today.

“People don’t say, ‘I want to see user-generated content,’ ” said Lloyd Braun, who runs Yahoo’s media group. “They want to see Michael Richards in the club. If that happens to be from a cellphone, they are happy with a cellphone. If it’s from a professional photographer, they are happy for that, too.”

Have Camera Phone? Yahoo and Reuters Want You to Work for Their News Service

Via: UA. : medienspiegel.ch ... undso