citizen journalism

It is reported that Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, does not take too kindly on citizen journalism. Wales' Wikimedia Foundation houses the citizen journalism experiment Wikinews, but Wales, according to A. Adam Glenn, does not endorse the concept because the reporters are motivated to write mostly on stories they care about personally; their output is typically commentary or analysis. A. Adam Glenn, an internet news veteran now working as an independent online consultant posted this impression in Poynter Institute.

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Everybody wants to make business out of citizen journalism but don’t understand quite well the concept.

In the case of the German groups, they probably don't want a repeat of the Korean's OhmyNews' present predicament just because it did not operate as a business enterprise. Hence, the German groups would want to ensure they will also make money by making reporters pay. Please read first this one from Hugo E. Martin’s blog. Take note that I found this piece because it mentions my name, saying I am right. This was a comment I made in BusinessWeek.com

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