Is it the end of days for qualified journalists? Are they going to lose their jobs to the public sphere, who are becoming increasingly more vocal in their opinions- blogging and joining in participatory journalism? Well, there are two possible answers to this question: yes or no. I know, "well duh" I hear you say. But as always, there as an argument for and an argument against, and both sides have pretty good points.
Two readings this week give opposing views on whether citizen journalism is helping or hindering the media industry. Personally, I don't see how it is hindering. It is like having all your reporters and journalists in the field at once, keeping their eyes and ears out for a good news story. How can it hurt receiving a tip-off from the public about breaking news? And surely it can't hurt to have an independent source of news run purely by the public, such as Korea's OhMyNews.com. Many of the major news sources around the world are providing details online for the public to contact them about a breaking news story. BBC especially takes pride in its citizen journalist population, encouraging the public to write in about anything that concerns them, or that they regard as news.
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