Comments on: Citizen Journalism: Proceed with evaluation http://madachi.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/citizen-journalism-proceed-with-evaluation/ Looking at how people work together with new technologies Fri, 19 Jun 2009 06:54:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mr and Mrs J. Citizen « aliciapalimaka’s blog http://madachi.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/citizen-journalism-proceed-with-evaluation/#comment-11 Mr and Mrs J. Citizen « aliciapalimaka’s blog Wed, 27 May 2009 10:24:28 +0000 http://madachi.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-11 [...] reliability is not always comparable to professional jounalism. As highlighted by Mimi in her blog Citizen Journalism: Proceed with Evaluation we must always question the accuracy of citizen journalism material.  Mimi has presented a guide [...] [...] reliability is not always comparable to professional jounalism. As highlighted by Mimi in her blog Citizen Journalism: Proceed with Evaluation we must always question the accuracy of citizen journalism material.  Mimi has presented a guide [...]

]]> By: manelleissa http://madachi.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/citizen-journalism-proceed-with-evaluation/#comment-6 manelleissa Sun, 10 May 2009 05:54:04 +0000 http://madachi.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-6 Hey there! I absolutely love the idea behind this installment! The approach you took addressing this topic was really creative and well thought out. I think it's great that you analyse citizen journalism in terms of the credibility of content as in my opinion this is a very important grey area. As the establishment of citizen journalism is only very recent, we will face many nitty-gritty issues such as this as the online journalism concept evolves. Do people really trust the Internet? Well that's an interesting question. The old addage 'don't believe everything you read' springs to mind and this is a concept that is repeatedly re-inforced especially in the context of the online rhelm. Whether or not people actually do believe all that citizen journalists produce is one thing but I'm pushed to think about the origins of citizen journalism and peoples motivations for writing and reading these articles. Is it more for factual information, breaking news, gossip or even just entertainment? I guess it depends on the article. Anyway, a really great article! Loved reading it. Look forward to next weeks. Hey there!

I absolutely love the idea behind this installment! The approach you took addressing this topic was really creative and well thought out. I think it’s great that you analyse citizen journalism in terms of the credibility of content as in my opinion this is a very important grey area. As the establishment of citizen journalism is only very recent, we will face many nitty-gritty issues such as this as the online journalism concept evolves. Do people really trust the Internet? Well that’s an interesting question. The old addage ‘don’t believe everything you read’ springs to mind and this is a concept that is repeatedly re-inforced especially in the context of the online rhelm. Whether or not people actually do believe all that citizen journalists produce is one thing but I’m pushed to think about the origins of citizen journalism and peoples motivations for writing and reading these articles. Is it more for factual information, breaking news, gossip or even just entertainment? I guess it depends on the article. Anyway, a really great article! Loved reading it. Look forward to next weeks.

]]> By: katelouise25 http://madachi.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/citizen-journalism-proceed-with-evaluation/#comment-5 katelouise25 Tue, 05 May 2009 10:38:24 +0000 http://madachi.wordpress.com/?p=19#comment-5 I thoroughly enjoyed reading you latest blog about citizen journalism. I quite like how you introduce your blog with a short story, it really captures the audience and makes me want to continue reading and learn more from you. The outline of your blog I believe was very effective, making it easy to follow and understand the concept. You have a very clear argument and referencing Axel Bruns strengthens your blog and its credibility. I also really liked how you used QUT as an example of determining on the internet which sites are reliable sources of information, opposed to ones that are not. My only suggestion I have is to maybe considering a few more comparisons between citizen and real journalism, for example the restraints journalists have from their bosses and how certain reporting companies have a particular style in the way they produce and want the audience to perceive the story, whereas citizen’s are able to write whatever they like. Although, as you said hopefully the audience is able to differentiate between real and fake news stories. The ending sentence works effectively as it reiterates to your audience you are a citizen journalist yourself. I thoroughly enjoyed reading you latest blog about citizen journalism. I quite like how you introduce your blog with a short story, it really captures the audience and makes me want to continue reading and learn more from you. The outline of your blog I believe was very effective, making it easy to follow and understand the concept. You have a very clear argument and referencing Axel Bruns strengthens your blog and its credibility. I also really liked how you used QUT as an example of determining on the internet which sites are reliable sources of information, opposed to ones that are not. My only suggestion I have is to maybe considering a few more comparisons between citizen and real journalism, for example the restraints journalists have from their bosses and how certain reporting companies have a particular style in the way they produce and want the audience to perceive the story, whereas citizen’s are able to write whatever they like. Although, as you said hopefully the audience is able to differentiate between real and fake news stories. The ending sentence works effectively as it reiterates to your audience you are a citizen journalist yourself.

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