“Citizen journalism” is a hot buzzword in our industry right now, and it’s likely not going away. Indeed, it could help journalists to rebuild some credibility and trust by letting the public in. That’s the subhead to an Editor & Publisher, Steve Outing article on citizen journalism being integrated into the mainstream news media. […]
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This from the Hispanic PR Wire:
“Saving our youth”
Town Hall Meetings to unite the local Hispanic community in confronting the gang problem
Join hundreds of Washington, D.C. metropolitan area residents, local authorities and community leaders who will gather at the Town Hall Meeting in Washington, D.C. to find ways of confronting the wave of gang […]
orkut, an online social networking site for meeting friends and maybe finding love has now added a participatory media portal that is open to anyone to view and for members to contribute. It’s called orkut media and described as “a weekly collection of writings and photos by our very own orkut members.”
And just what kind […]
Next fall Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will offer a three credit course in blogging. That bit of information was taken from a nice introductory story about blogging in the Indianapolis Star.
Story by Abe Aamidor says, “The medium is gaining so much popularity that the School of Journalism at IUPUI will offer a course on […]
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.