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David Sasaki

Training a New Generation of Citizen Journalists Around the World

Just three years ago, 'citizen journalism' and 'citizen media' were unknown phrases for more than 99% of the world's population. Slowly, but surely, a considerable movement is starting to help change that. Many of the Knight News Challenge winners are at the forefront of this movement. The Media Mobilizing Project of Philadelphia just recently finished their first round of video production training for a group of 20 Spanish-speaking immigrants poised to take advantage of the city's free wi-fi cloud. Similarly, Chi-Town Daily News will recruit and train a network of 75 citizen journalists - one in each Chicago neighborhood -...

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Media companies been trying to use technology to build new audiences and business models for ages now. Feels like too little, too late.

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