Bill Barol on citizen journalism: journalism it aint

A HuffPo blogger-journalist Bill Barol lashes out at the recent LAT piece on Mayhill Fowler, another HuffPo blogger with "On the Bus" project.  Fowler was the 'citizen journalist' who got the Bill Clinton expletives on the Todd Purdum piece.Barol looks none-too-kindly on...

Planet Abell: The Citizen Journalist Arrives in Full

Reflections about citizen journalism from a 26 year Reuters veteran: "Remember the name Mark LaCroix.Lacroix, a guy who lives in Minneapolis, carried CNN and blew away local coverage for the first crucial 20 minutes of today's collapsed bridge story, proving compelling,...

Citizen Dentist Gets Busted

At NowPublic, we have often rejected the term 'citizen journalist' on the basis that it has the same appeal as say a 'citizen dentist'.  Surely there are more inspiring handles for what we do here?  Well it turns out that an actual citizen dentist has been busted in...

A Citizen Turned Iraqi Journalist: Ali Fadhil Speaks Out

This a powerful example of citizen journalism in action.  The news is yours to make!  "We look at the story of journalist and doctor Ali Fadhil, who was detained by U.S. forces in Iraq. On January 8th, American troops in Baghdad blasted their way into Ali Fadhil’s home,...