Comments on: CNN Embracing Citizen Journalism? http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/30/cnn-embracing-citizen-journalism/ Fri, 08 Aug 2008 18:34:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: tish grier http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/30/cnn-embracing-citizen-journalism/#comment-6283 tish grier Tue, 01 Aug 2006 13:01:28 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/30/cnn-embracing-citizen-journalism/#comment-6283 CNN, with the addition of some new "commentators" (and I use the term *very* loosely) is proving that it's more interested in polemics and sensation than it is in journalism--so it's no wonder they would finally capitualate to citizen journalism as a way of being more "edgy" than their counterparts. True citizen journalism needs to watchdog msm, not be its lapdog. CNN's move is just another way of having the people do its job by offiering the people a chance to bask in its glow. How condescending. CNN, with the addition of some new “commentators” (and I use the term *very* loosely) is proving that it’s more interested in polemics and sensation than it is in journalism–so it’s no wonder they would finally capitualate to citizen journalism as a way of being more “edgy” than their counterparts.

True citizen journalism needs to watchdog msm, not be its lapdog. CNN’s move is just another way of having the people do its job by offiering the people a chance to bask in its glow. How condescending.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/30/cnn-embracing-citizen-journalism/#comment-6260 Seth Finkelstein Tue, 01 Aug 2006 01:45:24 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/30/cnn-embracing-citizen-journalism/#comment-6260 Glad you're asking those questions, Dan. Here's the answer: CNN gets a non-exclusive everything. The "citizen" gets nothing. "By submitting your material, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which you hereby acknowledge, you hereby grant to CNN a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide ...." <a href="http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/toolkit/index.html" rel="nofollow"> http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/toolkit/index.html</a> Once again: What's so great about being an unpaid freelancer? Glad you’re asking those questions, Dan. Here’s the answer: CNN gets a non-exclusive everything. The “citizen” gets nothing.

“By submitting your material, for good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which you hereby acknowledge, you hereby grant to CNN a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide ….”


http://www.cnn.com/exchange/ireports/toolkit/index.html

Once again: What’s so great about being an unpaid freelancer?

]]> By: Reporters http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/30/cnn-embracing-citizen-journalism/#comment-6214 Reporters Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:07:03 +0000 http://citmedia.org/blog/2006/07/30/cnn-embracing-citizen-journalism/#comment-6214 <strong>Una pacca sulla spalla o anche un assegno? (post provocatorio)...</strong> Scrive CNet che la Cnn sta per lanciare Cnn Exchange, per diffondere attraverso i propri canali alcuni interessanti video di cronaca trovati su YouTube o in altri "raccoglitori" simili. E Dan Gillmor si chiede: ai citizen journalists sar&agra... Una pacca sulla spalla o anche un assegno? (post provocatorio)…

Scrive CNet che la Cnn sta per lanciare Cnn Exchange, per diffondere attraverso i propri canali alcuni interessanti video di cronaca trovati su YouTube o in altri "raccoglitori" simili. E Dan Gillmor si chiede: ai citizen journalists sar&agra…

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