Is This the Future of News?

WirePosted points us to a story discussing the future of news reporting. For over a year, CNN has been accepting user-generated news stories and posting the best of them for all to see. Earlier this week, CNN handed over the reins of iReport.com, allowing unfiltered and unedited content from anyone who cares to participate, provided it adheres to "established community guidelines". Analysts point to the amateur footage from the Virginia Tech shootings and the Minnesota bridge collapse as an example of the capabilities of distributed reporting. Will this form of user-driven reporting (with which we are well acquainted) come to challenge or supplant traditional new broadcasting?

Comments

Re:Not just No

[utopianfiat]

"This can be done for free. That doesn't sell advertising"

Youtube, Slashdot, Digg, FARK, 4chan, and every other site that publishes user-reported stories must be in pretty dire straits considering how much bandwidth they use then.

Think first, then post.

Re:Not What I Want

[reallocate]

Sure, I've watched Fox News. Do I watch it? No, it's a right-wing propaganda tool. I'd only watch it if I wanted the right-wing spin on something.