'Citizens' Media Gets Richer'
OJR looks at three leading citizen journalism initiatives and finds things getting richer, as far as the contributions. "For some time, readers have contributed photos of news events like Sept. 11, the space shuttle breakup or the London bombings. What's changed is that such reader galleries are becoming central parts of several news sites rather than afterthoughts. Video and audio aren't far behind," the story says. " "If news organizations don't embrace this, it will embrace them, and they'll become less and less relevant," says Michael Tippett, founder of NowPublic.com." Full Story
→ RELATED: "Amateur footage of the London bombings submitted to BBC News Online by its readers has been shortlisted for this year's Association of Online Publishers' awards. . . .It is the first time that blogs and user-generated content have been shortlisted for the annual awards, which celebrate the best of the UK's web publishing." Full Story @ Journalism.co.uk