Citizen Journalism: A Recipe for Disaster – The Digital Journalist

There is something wrong in how some in journalism currently view the profession. Thousands of professional journalists are out of work. More join the unemployment lines every day. Yet, I see many in journalism moving steadily toward using citizen journalism as if it is the answer to the future of our profession. For starters, citizen journalists will not save journalism. I can understand startups on the Web wanting to change how journalism works. The desire to succeed in a new world is intense. Because of the economy and the changes in journalism, there is no guarantee anything on the Web will succeed. Threats from outside the profession are expected. However, it is the establishment which has me worried. It is one thing to face intimidation from within. It is another when journalism turns on its own and starts to eat itself.

Link: Citizen Journalism: A Recipe for Disaster – The Digital Journalist