Citizen Journalism
What Is Citizen Journalism?
From blogs to websites
Five Steps For Getting Started in Citizen Journalism
So you want to become a citizen journalist but aren't sure where to begin? Here are the basic things you'll need to do to get started.
What is Hyperlocal Journalism?
A Focus on Areas Often Ignored by Larger News Outlets
Once Hailed as Revolutionary, Citizen Journalism Remains a Work in Progress
Once Hailed as Revolutionary, Citizen Journalism Remains a Work in Progress
Tips For Doing Quality Citizen Journalism
As a citizen journalist you're essentially an independent operator, free of the constraints and bureaucracy of a professional newsroom. But working on your own can make it difficult to gauge whether you're really doing the best work possible. Here are some tips to help ensure you're not just a citizen journalist, but a good citizen journalist.
Ways to Establish Your Presence Online
The Internet is where it's at as far as the news business. So if you're an aspiring journalist, the time to establish an online presence for yourself is now. Many employers Google the names of job applicants, and the more good stuff that shows up, the better. So use websites, blogs, Facebook and Twitter to create an online archive of your stories and promote your work on the web.
The Secret to Creating a Successful Citizen Journalism Website
Sort Out the Great Content From the Merely So-So Stuff
Find Great Photos for Your Newspaper or Website - Without Violating Copyright
How to Find Great Photos for Your Newspaper or Website - Without Violating Copyright
Six Ways Journalists Can Avoid Conflicts of Interest
Conflicts of Interest - How Journalists Can Avoid Conflicts of Interest
Tips for Shooting Digital Video
Get Close, Focus on Sound
Citizen Journalism Website Profile: Allvoices.com
An Ambitious Site With Growing Pains
An Interview With Allvoices Founder Amra Tareen
A Citizen Journalism Website With a Global Reach
More Journalists Are Creating Their Own Websites or Blogs
More and more citizen and professional journalists are starting their own websites or blogs, driven by the need not just to archive their work, but to create an online presence - a brand - for themselves.
Using Facebook to Find Sources and Promote Stories
Facebook, MySpace and other social networking sites have gotten a reputation as places where users routinely post the most mundane details of their daily lives to their closest friends. But a growing number of journalists are using Facebook and similar sites to help them find sources for stories, then spread the word to readers once those stories are published online.
Journalists Find That Twitter Can Be An Effective Tool
A growing number of journalists are using Twitter as a reporting tool the same way an earlier generation of reporters used notebooks and cellphones. It's also an effective way to promote one's stories once they're published.
Some Cheap and Easy Ways to Establish Your Presence Online
Whether you're a professional reporter, citizen journalist or j-school student, it's more important than ever that you create an online presence for yourself, and the best way to do that is to start your own website or blog. Once you've done that, create a Facebook page and start Twittering. Here are some cheap and easy ways to do that.
A Citizen Journalist's Toolkit
The Tools of the Trade
Finding Stories To Cover
Finding Newsworthy Stories To Write About
Find The Local Angle
Start With a National News Story, Then Uncover The Local Impact
Step-by-Step: Putting News Headlines on Your Website or Blog
You can have continually updated news headlines on your website or blog.
Interviewing: Notebooks vs. Recorders
Which Works Best In Most Situations?
The Basics of Blogs and the Blogosphere
An Interconnected World of Blogs and Bloggers
Can Bloggers Replace Professional Journalists?
Can Blogs Serve a Function Once Performed By Newspapers?
Finding Things to Blog About
Follow Your Interests - And Keep a Local Focus
Start Your Own Website
Create Your Own Website To Showcase Your Citizen Journalism
Shooting Digital Video
Use digital video as a citizen journalist
Uploading Your Video to the Web
How to Create Your Own Podcast
A Step-by-Step Tutorial
List Of Citizen Journalism Websites
Citizen journalism websites