http://urbanhonking.com/cowboyz/2007/01/04/david_simon_is_my_hero_2883766/ Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://urbanhonking.com/cowboyz/2007/01/04/david_simon_is_my_hero_2883766/#comment-1331 Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:37:47 +0000 http://urbanhonking.com/cowboyz/2007/01/04/david_simon_is_my_hero_2883766/#comment-1331 While on the whole I share his sentiments, there is an argument to be made against “to gather more news… you need more experienced reporters.” Interactive and networked journalism, with readers being able to contribute reports, photos, and comments, aims to gather more information for the stories. Of course there are limitations to what types of stories benefit from this greater accessibility. A story about a sinkhole could be enhanced by the contributions of regular pedestrians, sent direct to the news site, of their cell phone videos of a baby stroller being pushed down into it by some ruffians (especially when there isn’t a reporter to troll around and gather reports from witnesses). Witnesses as journalists won’t replace trained reporters, but the direct and active involvement of community members can help offset the current course of papers meaning less to our world.

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