citizen journalism is not: melbourne airport example

timing could not have been more opportune, there was some debate after my posting on citizen journalism.
so here’s the problem with selling twitter as a mainstream news source: without fact checking it’s just one big rumour mill.
see what happens when jonoh tells the world that there is a fire on a plane today in melbourne. [...]

citizen journalism is not journalism

every time there is some horrible disaster the twitterati / blogosphere lights up with almost jubilant vindication. it’s starting to grate.
i was not conscious of this until i saw a Tweet by blogger @longzheng:
it’s a shame it takes an accident to “show off” the power of Twitter and community journalism. let’s just accept it works [...]

social media: do we need editors?

i am very anti-censorship but i read an article in today’s sydney morning herald that led to a stream of thoughts.
for the most part, journalists are an ethical bunch and adhere to a code. where the areas are grey, an editor steps in and ensures that stories are truthful and conducted in a manner fitting [...]