http://www.cyberjournalist.net/new-york-times-maps-citizen-journalism/ News and resources about how technology is transforming the media Sat, 19 May 2012 10:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.cyberjournalist.net/new-york-times-maps-citizen-journalism/comment-page-1/#comment-2200 Mike Driehorst Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:31:38 +0000 http://cyberjournalist.net/?p=2499#comment-2200 For the brief transit strike, that was a great call by the NYT. However, the strike is over. Now what? Like other traditional outlets, the NYT should develop a network of "beat" citizen journalists. This shouldn't take away from the professionals on its staff, but they can't be everywhere. Just like the radio stations that offer $100 for the best news tip of the month, traditional media can and should do the same with citizen journalists. -- Mike For the brief transit strike, that was a great call by the NYT. However, the strike is over. Now what? Like other traditional outlets, the NYT should develop a network of “beat” citizen journalists. This shouldn’t take away from the professionals on its staff, but they can’t be everywhere. Just like the radio stations that offer $100 for the best news tip of the month, traditional media can and should do the same with citizen journalists.
– Mike

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