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Reuters and Yahoo! Enlist Camera Phones
eldavojohn writes "In a huge advancement of citizen journalism, Reuters and Yahoo! are asking average people to be journalists with their cell phones. I hope participants don't run the risks others have for photographing the police. You can expect to see these new photos being used at Yahoo! and Reuters.com starting tomorrow." From the article: "'People don't say, "I want to see user-generated content,"' said Lloyd Braun, who runs Yahoo's media group. 'They want to see Michael Richards in the club. If that happens to be from a cellphone, they are happy with a cellphone. If it's from a professional photographer, they are happy for that, too.' Users will not be paid for images displayed on the Yahoo and Reuters sites. But people whose photos or videos are selected for distribution to Reuters clients will receive a payment."
In a huge advancement of citizen journalism, Reuters and Yahoo! are asking average people to be journalists
I see they're taking FOX News' lead then. FOX has been asking average people to be journalists for years.
The theory of relativity doesn't work right in Arkansas.
I was getting ready to write a post on the dangers of fake pics and that I hoped there were safeguards in place to prevent this... but hey, I suddenly remembered that mainstream journalists have been doing this for awhile now, so no worries. Falsify away.
Lloyd Braun? Michael Richards? What is this, an episode of Seinfeld? Serenity now, insanity later.