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Social media and confirmation bias

Commentary - With hundreds of millions of users on social media sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter, large communities have been created...
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Are citizen journalists the solution to cover neighbors and communities?

Cleveland, Ohio -- Not long ago, budding journalists got their break by being "stringers." Freelance writers would cover a local...
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May, the Month for Acquisitions: The Buy that Binds Them and Citizen Journalism

Grafton, Mass -- May has been a month for acquisitions of citizen journalism and hyper local news sites. Over the past two weeks, Main Street...
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Startup OneNews Sees $32 Billion Ad Market for Hyperlocal News

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  • May 13, 2011
Startup OneNews of Miami, Florida, believes there could be a $32 Billion advertising market for hyper local content by 2013. Without much fanfare,...
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Citizen Journalism is Good Medicine

Cleveland’s MedCity Media is offering healthcare writers a new platform to reach a broader audience and to earn some income for their efforts...
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Global Girl Media Releases Citizen Journalist Sizzle Reel at LA Center Studios

To empower teenage girls to become citizen journalists using new media and the web, Global Girl Media released their new sizzle reel at LA Centers...
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How to write your own Fan Fiction without being an author

The reason many of us love to read fan fiction, either as well or instead of their original incarnations, is the audience involvement this...
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Community Journalism 101: What is a disclosure?

Disclosure is a method by which journalists can make their work more honest and trustworthy, by revealing possible conflicts of interest...
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Community Journalism 101: What is a conflict of interest?

For a journalist, a conflict of interest occurs when he has a connection to the story subject or issue that might influence how he writes the story...
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Community Journalism 101: What is community journalism?

The distinguishing feature of community journalism is its focus on local issues and activities, generally from the county or town level down to...
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