In an article by Mark Glaser, he discuses the purpose of citizen journalists. This article does seem to have a bias toward citizen journalists taking the reins of the realm of journalism. He seems to be mostly interested in showing that the news agency's need the citizen journalist in their arsenal. The information provided does seem to be somewhat accurate as far as amateur journalism is concerned, however not up to date.The article is aimed at a mass audience, and is designed to inform them.
The value of the site is good for a jumping of point for people that are interested in citizen journalism. It provides a fair view of terms and history, but because it is not current there is a chance that a lot of the information is out of date.
The references provided at the end of the article sound good, but some are no longer functioning.
The author is a writer for PBS, and has written many articles for them.
No comments:
Post a Comment