Users know more than we do journalism
discussing citizen journalism – not in abstract
talking about the notion that users know more than we do
Discussion of how an op-ed disses blogging by saying that Investigative Journalism is diametrically opposed to blogging (and better) – all the things bloggers cant do
tools need to be simple to empower
proprietary services as an impediment to sharing
need to say to the audience that they can participate
get away from the fruitless bickering b/w journalists and bloggers – this is completely diff from the current notion
how do we tell ken what he can do in spokane
how do we actually go to a paper to recommend and learn
ken – webcasting the news meetings
35 active blogs
3-4 podcasts
tradition busting ideas
open the archives
citation and recognition to those who are doing it (citizens)
projects as a longer term program (campaign as opposed to one-offs)
breaking stories as well as comments
major media have absorbed the idea that the readers are in more places than we are
method for analyses, method for collection, grading, filtering – problems – and where does the money come from for such a project
need mechanisms and rules for anonymity
lack of diversity in opinion – problem – why community, why audience can bring intelligence to the analysis
knowledgeable focus and motivated
terry heaton – evil empire
story is the narrative – presupposes the storyteller has info we dont have
hard to tell stories if we all have access to the same info
rejecting of narratives – filtering at individual level
if we expect the final prod to look like a story – we wont get there because thats not what the product is
story and diversity
biggest success of blogosphere journalism was Rather
doing away with THE story – no single point of truth
building trust in contributors
tracking historical raw data
battery dying…