CNN’s iReport Produces Controversy, Llama Photos

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CNN’s iReport Produces Controversy, Llama Photos

CNN recently laid off at least 50 staff, including several photojournalists, in favor of affiliate contributions and iReport — CNN’s user-generated content department which does not pay users for their submissions. To many inside the industry and out, the

via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2011/12/cnns-ireport-produces-controversy-llama-photos/all/1

CNN attempts to mitigate the predictably chaotic and non sequitur submissions from its almost 1 million registered users by offering online journalism tutorials (shown above), but only 7 percent of iReport content is vetted for wider use by the organization. Critics are skeptical these educational efforts are enough to turn iReport into a dependably quality product.

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