Interessante Gedanken von Steve Outing zum Thema Citizen Journalism und die Zukunftsmodelle der Zeitungen.
[Via Dan Gillmor on Grassroots Journalism etc. ]

Pseudonym statt Edelfeder heisst ein interessanter Artikel der TAZ über die Rheinische Post und ihr Opinio-Projekt, ein Magazin von Lesern für Leser.

Wer einen Blick in die Erstausgabe wirft, bekommt eine lifestyle-lastige Themenmischung aus Fußball, Fitness, Kino und Kochen mit lokalen Themen geboten. Für engagierte politische Diskussionen ist kein Platz.

Die ausgewählten Beiträge sind gründlich redigiert und gekürzt worden. So magazinig kommt der Neuling daher, dass man beim Durchblättern glatt vergessen könnte, dass die Artikel nicht von einer festen Redaktion stammen. Die Pseudonyme und Namen der Autoren sind leicht zu übersehen. Nur, wer weiterführende Internet-Verweise sucht, wird enttäuscht.

Es fehlt der Ansatz, die Stärken des Online-Pendants ins Print hinüberzuretten. Ein gedrucktes Opinio, das bloß nackte Beiträge aus dem Web in ein Zeitschriftenlayout stopft, verkauft sich unter Wert.

[Via medienspiegel.ch ]

Dan Gillmor on Grassroots Journalism - A conversation about the future of journalism "by the people, for the people": http://dangillmor.typepad.com/

[Via: We the Media ]

Nicht mehr ganz neu, allerdings nicht minder interessant: Ein Artikel von Fiete Stegers zum Expertengespräch "Online-Journalismus 4.0":

Eigentlich unglaublich: Kinderleichtes Publizieren im Netz, Interaktionsmöglichkeiten und selbst zum Reporter werden, die elektronische Zeitung und Nachrichten für unterwegs, Multimedia. Alles 1994 schon mal gehört – und trotzdem jetzt Trendthemen beim Fachgespräch "Online-Journalismus 4.0". Die Experten dort hatten ihre Gründe.
Fiete Stegers: Die Inhaltsvariante der Open-Source-Bewegung [Via onlinejournalismus.de ]

Jay Rosen präsentiert in PressThink die TopTen Ideen 2004:

1. The Legacy Media.
2. He said, she said, we said.
3. What the printing press did to the Catholic Church the blogging press does to the media church.
4. Open Source Journalism, or: "My readers know more than I do."
5. News turns from a lecture to a conversation.
6. "Content will be more important than its container."
7. 'What once was good--or good enough--no longer is."
8. "The victory of affinity over geography."
9. The Pajamahadeen.
10. The Reality-Based Community.

PressThink's Top Ten Ideas for 2004: Introduction (Teil I)
Top Ten Ideas of '04: Open Source Journalism, Or "My Readers Know More Than I Do." (Teil II)

[Via PressThink - Jay Rosen ]

Public Journalism by BBC News:

Earthquakes and huge waves have devastated large parts of South and South East Asia.
Hundreds are reported dead in Sri Lanka and many other countries are affected, from India to Indonesia.

Readers of the BBC News website have been sending in their own experiences of the disaster. Use the form on the right to send your stories. You can also send your photographs or video.

yourpics@bbc.co.uk

[ Quelle: BBC News: Have Your Say ]

Dan Gillmor verlässt gemäss eigenen Angaben die San Jose Mercury News um an einem Citizen-Journalism-Projekt mitzuarbeiten. Von der Theorie nun zur Praxis quasi:

I hope to pull together something useful that helps enable -- and demonstrates -- the emerging grassroots journalism that I wrote about in my recent book. Something powerful is happening, it's in the early stages and I have a chance to help figure this out.

I'm not ready to discuss the specifics yet, mainly because I have many more ideas than I could possibly try to put into practice at this point -- and we're early in the process of working out the venture's actual form.

Keep in mind that this project is now in what's known as the seed stage. It's not an operating entity yet, though I expect it will be. But we're some time away from that, with many issues to resolve in the meantime.

A friend who knew about this ahead of time asked the question I'm sure some others will ask: "Are you nuts?" I hope not. Of course, I amleaving one of the best gigs in journalism. The Merc has been incredibly good to me. There are so many talented and good-hearted folks here.

I hate the idea of leaving. But I'd hate not trying this even more.

Obviously, there will be much more to say in the days and weeks ahead...

Herzliche Gratulation ! Man darf gespannt sein.

[Via: Dan Gillmor - E Journal ]

Nachtrag (15.12.04): OhmyNews(International) hat ein Interview mit Dan Gillmor veröffentlicht, wo Gollmor ein bisschen ausführlicher über seine Pläne spricht: What's Next for Dan Gillmor? [Via: PJNet.org ]

Aus der Corante-Serie The Future of Digital Media: Nicht mehr ganz neu aber nicht minder interessant ein Interview mit Jeff Jarvis:

Jarvis' First Law of Media: Give the people control of media, they will use it. The corollary: Don't give the people control of media, and you will lose.

Big media has a great deal to learn from citizens' media. First and foremost, old media lost its humanity. It no longer knows how to talk to us eye-to-eye and it certainly doesn't know how to listen. It refuses to admit that it could be human and make mistakes (see Dan Rather, see Howell Raines). Big media must learn that news isn't over when it's printed and fishwrap; that is when the real story cycle begins, when the public asks questions and adds facts and corrects mistakes and adds perspective and helps get closer to the truth. Big media has to learn to be more honest -- that is, to level with its public, to reveal its prejudices and process as citizen journalists do. (...)

Whenever citizens can exercise control, they will. Today they are challenging and changing media -- where bloggers now fact-check Dan Rather's ass -- but tomorrow they will challenge and change politics, government, marketing, and education as well. This isn't just a media revolution, though that's where we are seeing the impact first. This is a chain-reaction of revolutions. It has just begun.

Das vollständige Interview zum Nachlesen. (inkl. Kommentaren)

[Via: http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/ ]

"Citizen journalism" is one of those buzzwords that's hot in our industry right now. (You also may have heard it called "participatory" or "open-source" journalism.) While some journalists might hope it's a fad that will go away soon, I don't think that's likely.

Inviting the public to participate in online news publishing by contributing articles and photographs is likely here to stay -- indeed, it might allow journalism institutions to renew some of the public trust they've lost in recent years by inviting the public in instead of keeping them outside the ropes.
Steve Outing in seiner Kolumne Stop the Presses: How to Integrate Citizen Journalism Into Mainstream News Sites

Journalism isn't a profession, but an activity. And it's an activity that technology is putting within the reach of many more Americans. That's bad news if you're Dan Rather, but it's good news for the rest of us. Glenn Reynolds

[Via Buzzmachine]