Mainstream Media Actively Soliciting Citizen Journalism

Your news, your say, your picsDo you have a scoop that you want to tell the world about? Have you witnessed a news story in your area?Have you taken a picture or filmed some video on your phone or digital camera that tells the story? If so, we want to hear from you.Some of the most powerful journalism comes from people telling their own experiences in their own words.

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Nice to see the crossover happening.

I think Dave Winers long bet due in 2007 is pretty safe!

"My bet with Martin Nisenholtz at the Times says that the tide has turned, and in five years, the publishing world will have changed so thoroughly that informed people will look to amateurs they trust for the information they want."

Dave Winer

DaveNet : My Long Bet with the NY Times

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Comments

[shadownight]

That's really cool! It's nice to see big media companies which are normally pretty conservative try new ideas. In a way, it's the same principle as Digg.com