How Can We Distinguish Credible Citizen Journalism?

Rachel Sterne 8 months ago Region: United States

This week our peers at the International Center for Journalists ask the most crucial question facing citizen media: how to separate the wheat from the chaff? Jessica Weiss writes: For the most part, citizen journalism... more

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American UN Official Kidnapped by Gunmen in Pakistan

Anuradha Agarwal 9 months ago Region: Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: According to police, an American UN officer was kidnapped on the way to his office yesterday in Quetta, Pakistan   His driver was killed.   Police identified the kidnapped official as John Solecki ... more

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VIDEO: Election 2008: Brand New Voter and Eisenhower Voter

Wendy Stackhouse a year ago Region: United States

Interviews with a brand new American Citizen at her first election and a man who voted first for Eisenhower. more

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With Interest Rates Soaring, Invest in Fixed Deposits of Banks

Santosh Kumar Agarwal a year ago Region: India

Bank fixed deposit (FD) rates had never been so good in a decade as at present. FD rates for some of the Banks are up to 10.5% for senior citizens (one who has completed 60 years of age) and 10% for general citizens. With ... more

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Bank-Police Nexus Kills Senior Citizen

Santosh Kumar Agarwal a year ago Region: India

  Samar Mukherjee, 62, a retired West Bengal State Electricity Board officer hanged himself to death at his Behala residence in Calcutta on Sunday morning of 8th June’08, after police raided his house on Sunday... more

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Indian Origin "Manjula" now first Citizen of Leicester

Ramanujam U a year ago Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Another feather in the cap of Glory of Indians. Britain will get its first Asian Woman Lord Mayor on Thursday, when Ludhiana born Manjula Sood will take over as the first citizen of the multicultural town of Leicester in t... more

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Hey Davos! Citizen Journalism Will Change the World in 2008

Ground Report a year ago Region: United States

GroundReport founder Rachel Sterne responds to the Davos Question: What must individuals, companies and countries do in 2008 to improve the world? We've already seen how citizen journalism can save lives.  Let 2008 b... more

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Where Citizen Journalism Will Go in 2008

Ground Report a year ago Region: United States

If 2007 was the year citizen journalism proved its staying power, 2008 will be the year it evolves. The landscape now is promising, but homogeneous. From Newsvine and NowPublic to Orato and Digital Journal, one finds much ... more

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Ground Report Saved Woman's Life

Abudlhadi Hairan a year ago Region: Afghanistan

I was not aware of the power and impact of Citizen Journalism when I joined Ground Report in August 2007. In fact, like all the knowledge I have learned by self study and practice, I wanted to practice my English to improv... more

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Open Up the Business Model: How Citizen Journalists Get Rewarded

Rachel Sterne 2 years ago Region: United States

About 50 million Americans have added their original content to the Internet’s bounty. Most haven’t seen a dime.Five of the ten fastest growing brands on the Web rely on users for content. Most, like MySpace, Flickr an... more

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