“A lot of people, myself included, are excited about blogging and stuff like that, citizen journalism, but I do remind people that no matter how excited we are, there's no substitute for professional writing, no substitute for professional editing, and no substitute for professional fact-checking.” PeopleWritingMatterFactsStuffCitizensExcitedJournalismSubstitutesEditingBloggingProfessional WritingCitizen Journalism Author:Craig Newmark
“Camera-Phones are at the root of the Citizen-Journalism revolution.” RevolutionCitizensRootsCamerasPhonesJournalismCitizen Journalism Author:Philippe Kahn
“It amazes me to witness the masochism with which some journalists characterize their industry as a dying species. The future belongs to citizen journalism and blogs.” DyingIndustryCitizensSpeciesJournalismWitnessJournalistBlogsMasochismCitizen Journalism Author:Mathias Dopfner
“Moving forward, investigative journalists need to train themselves to be media amphibians - just as comfortable with the classic verities of great journalism as they are with video, Twitter, Facebook, and, most importantly, citizen journalism.” NeedsMovingMediaCitizensComfortableTrainVideoMoving ForwardJournalismJournalistClassicAmphibiansCitizen Journalism Author:Arianna Huffington
“Citizen journalism is rapidly emerging as an invaluable part of delivering the news. With the expansion of the Web and the ever-decreasing size and cost of camera phones and video cameras, the ability to commit acts of journalism is spreading to everyone.” AbilityCitizensCostNewsCamerasSizePhonesVideoCommitJournalismExpansionEmergingDeliveringInvaluableVideo CamerasCitizen Journalism Author:Arianna Huffington