Steve Outing says he doesn’t think citizen journalists and photographers will continue to work for free and gives media companies some compensation tips.
I would recommend that people look at some open-source software models to learn what motivated the hackers.
Witt note: In the midst of our big Wake Up Call Week I will continue to slip in some informative pieces like Outing’s.
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Leonard Witt is the Robert D. Fowler Distinguished Chair in Communication at Kennesaw State University and the chief blogger of PJNet. His academic interests include public and citizen journalism and how to get citizens' voices heard. He has spent most of his professional career as an award-winning journalist.