The Knight Citizen News Network, a free web portal to help both citizens and journalists create and responsibly operate community news sites, launched today with an array of learning and resource modules contributed by a network of participants.
Among the site’s initial offerings are:
• A unique database of U.S. citizen media sites, searchable by keyword, town or state and displayed on a Google map.
• A “Things We Like” feature, starting with more than 20 cool ideas from sites around the country.
• An interactive overview of the “Principles of Citizen Journalism,” with more than 40 audio and video interviews and scores of resources.
• The latest citizen media research.
• Mini case studies on how to train citizen journalists.
• A list of resources to jumpstart reporting.
