lostremote.com carries an excellent interview with CNN President Jonathan Klein on citizen journalism and related topics. Check out this quote:
“I think citizen journalism is a huge force that’s going to get greater and greater. There’s no stopping it,” Klein said. “As long as we’re clear what the audience created and what CNN created, there’s room for both in this universe.”
The ourmedia.org website carries audio of the interview. It’s important listening to anyone involved in the news and information business.
Look at this folks – here’s a big story with a respected name and you have access to the source thanks to the tools we’ve been talking about here. Ourmedia is a perfect example of how the world is changing. They have had 14,000 people join their community in the last 4 weeks. Listen to this interview with Klein. You’re there. You can make your own assessment based on reliable facts from those making the news.
In the interview Klein forecasts greater fragmentation of the media and the role CNN will play in that. He explains that young people get it and that’s why they are embracing it.