Great Citizen Journalism
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Democrat & Chronicle's RocDocs
RocDocs is a fantastic section on DemocratandChronicle.com where users can go to search records ranging from how qualified teachers are in their district to how much they're paying police officers for overtime. The newspaper is also inviting users to help be watchdogs.
Nov 26, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS
Wall St. Journal to Make Web Site Free, Murdoch says
Update: After reports Tuesday that Rupert Murdoch, the chairman of the News Corporation, says he expects to make access to The Wall Street Journal’s Web site free, a top Dow Jones executive told Editor and Publisher the comments were premature.
Continue reading "Wall St. Journal to Make Web Site Free, Murdoch says" ...
Nov 14, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS
Citizen journalist's work cited in Congress
Blogger Roger Shuler writes in to say that his work as a citizen journalist was cited in last week's U.S. House Judiciary Committee hearing on selective prosecution.
The Don Siegelman case in Alabama and the Cyril Wecht case in Pennsylvania were the primary focal points of the hearing. But U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) introduced documents related to the Paul Minor case in Mississippi, which involves the convictions of an attorney and two judges on corruption charges. My research, and other evidence, strongly suggests the Minor case was wrongly decided, possibly for political reasons.Documents introducted yesterday included a letter to the committee from Mr. Minor, who made numerous references to the "Mississippi Churning" series that has been a major part of my Legal Schnauzer blog in recent weeks.
It's interesting to note that a citizen journalist/blogger has been referenced as part of a Congressional investigation into the U.S. Justice Department. I don't know if that kind of citation has occurred before, particularly on such a weighty matter.
It is an example of the role alternative media can play on stories that the mainstream press either ignores or fails to cover thoroughly.
I live in Birmingham, AL, and my blog started primarily as an outlet for information about my own experiences with judicial corruption in Alabama state courts. But I quickly realized that problems in our justice system go well beyond my case and my state. I also found numerous connections between my experience and the more high-profile cases that are now part of a Congressional investigation. That's what led to
my research on the Minor case.
Here is a link to a post about references to Legal Schnauzer in last week's proceedings.
Oct 31, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS
News-Press voted APME's first Innovator of the Year
The News-Press has been named APME's first Innovator of the Year "for its culture of innovation and a series of trend-setting initiatives that include mobile journalists, or mojos, crowdsourcing and a team of watchdog citizens."
Oct 25, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS
WNYC's 'Are You Being Gouged?' crowdsourcing results
Here are the results of WNYC's group journalism/crowdsourcing project, “Are You Being Gouged?” WNYC asked listeners to check the prices of three common items in their local store and report it on their website. They'll be announcing the results on air later this week.
They got over 350 contributions and they’ve plotted all the prices on a map at their website. When the show page goes fully live, you’ll be able to click on the icons for any of the items and see the price, the name of the store, the address, and the listener’s comment.
Here are some of the findings based on what the listeners reported:
Most expensive milk: Crown Heights, Brooklyn (2.99 for a quart)
Least expensive place for milk: Gravesend, Brooklyn (99 cents for a quart)
Most expensive place to get beer (6 pack of Budweiser): Greenport, NY (14.99)
Least expensive place for beer: Redhook Fairway (4.49)
Most expensive place to get lettuce (iceberg): Tribeca (3.49)
Very nicely done.
Least expensive for lettuce: Wayne, NJ (0.79)
Oct 7, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS
Steampipe reader roundup
The steampipe explosion that killed one and injured dozens in midtown Manhattan inspired some news outlets to flex their citizen journalism muscles.
The New York Observer has YouTube video embedded in their story.
The New York Post's web site offers video sent in by reader Joey Despenzero.
The day after the steampipe explosion in New York, the BBC's collection of reader photos of the accident ranked in its top-five most read stories.
Jul 19, 2007 | E-MAIL THIS | PERMALINK | DISCUSS
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