OhMyNews gets the facts right

Those skeptical about the ability of citizen journalists to produce accurate journalism should digest this fact: in four years, South Korea's grand experiment in citizen journalism, Ohmynews, has had to publish only four retractions and has never had any significant legal issues.

This is one of the interesting details in the latest article about OhMyNews, this one published on Newsweek.com and written by Christopher Schroeder, the vice president - strategy for The Washington Post Company.

When some Yonsei University students recently met with a visiting reporter to discuss the future of news, one psychology major put it simply: "How can you ever get truth from one source? The Internet allows us to check multiple sources, to explore message-board postings, to debate issues with others -- that is the only way to find truth. And besides, what good is information if you can�t react to it?" "We're not stupid," added a business student. "We know that there is a difference between a message board, a traditional journal and OhmyNews. But by putting them together, our understanding is better. We can piece together truth."

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