Comments on: Gaza, Oakland and citizen journalism http://blog.overstream.net/2009/01/09/gaza-oakland-and-citizen-journalism/ The Thought Stream from the Overstream Team Thu, 17 May 2012 03:53:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: News Reporter http://blog.overstream.net/2009/01/09/gaza-oakland-and-citizen-journalism/#comment-122 News Reporter Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:16:32 +0000 http://blog.overstream.net/?p=278#comment-122 The assertion "The videos, rapidly spreading via Internet, left traditional media behind" is blatantly incorrect. The public first saw the videos on local television news -- the place where witnesses, who captured the beating incident, brought the footage to broadcast. When the clips made it online on the TV station's websites, that's when folks started saving the files onto their own desktops and uploaded them to video sharing websites like YouTube.com. The bottom line here is that "traditional media" -- staffed by professionals who have spent years doing journalism and news gathering -- played a pivotal role in disseminating the information throughout the region and across the country. "Citizen journalists," like in many incidents, do no more than rehash information that has already been reported by established, reputable organizations and often color their re-reporting with opinion and unattributed assertions. That is not journalism. The assertion “The videos, rapidly spreading via Internet, left traditional media behind” is blatantly incorrect. The public first saw the videos on local television news — the place where witnesses, who captured the beating incident, brought the footage to broadcast. When the clips made it online on the TV station’s websites, that’s when folks started saving the files onto their own desktops and uploaded them to video sharing websites like YouTube.com. The bottom line here is that “traditional media” — staffed by professionals who have spent years doing journalism and news gathering — played a pivotal role in disseminating the information throughout the region and across the country. “Citizen journalists,” like in many incidents, do no more than rehash information that has already been reported by established, reputable organizations and often color their re-reporting with opinion and unattributed assertions. That is not journalism.

]]> By: Evangelist http://blog.overstream.net/2009/01/09/gaza-oakland-and-citizen-journalism/#comment-85 Evangelist Mon, 12 Jan 2009 05:40:51 +0000 http://blog.overstream.net/?p=278#comment-85 Edan, great site, but would be good if you put up RSS and/or Atom feeds so people can subscribe to the news. Edan, great site, but would be good if you put up RSS and/or Atom feeds so people can subscribe to the news.

]]> By: Edan http://blog.overstream.net/2009/01/09/gaza-oakland-and-citizen-journalism/#comment-80 Edan Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:12:15 +0000 http://blog.overstream.net/?p=278#comment-80 Great article, and I feel citizen journalism is where it's at. It's the real story in real time by real people who are really a part of what's going on. Unfiltered by corporate interests, perhaps attached with a biased opinion, but none the less informative. But yes, we should invest in some technical aptitude. Please visit the magazine I volunteer for, Silicon Valley DeBug for more articles by our San Jose community citizens and better quality videos. Thank you for your thoughts. Great article, and I feel citizen journalism is where it’s at. It’s the real story in real time by real people who are really a part of what’s going on. Unfiltered by corporate interests, perhaps attached with a biased opinion, but none the less informative.

But yes, we should invest in some technical aptitude. Please visit the magazine I volunteer for, Silicon Valley DeBug for more articles by our San Jose community citizens and better quality videos.

Thank you for your thoughts.

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