Political take over of Citizen Journalism

by Babel-Fish | September 3, 2009 at 05:59 pm

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In the world of politics, citizen journalism on the internet has become to look very dangerous, in its context and ability to attack political indoctrination and propaganda. The normal news media can be controlled powerful politically motivated businessmen have bought out most news out lets. These out lets are used to brainwash the public to believe in differing forms of politics world wide.

To days news media is mainly controlled by capitalist, liberals or socialists, in the very beginning when Internet Two took forum users into the world of internet community’s web based citizen journalism was born. The site owners had no political motives it was all about making money out of advertising.

In the beginning citizen journalist where joint by those that enjoyed debating the news and any one could discuss all forms of politics and activism freely without any form of censorship other than that geared by common decency. Over the years politically motivated people have barged in and spread politically motivated propaganda.

The power of web based citizen journalism has increased 10 fold since its birth its become more attractive to those that want to voice an opinion and those that like just to give a short view or views in debate.

Politically motivated have seen a way to control news community sites to push their type of politics and indoctrination but try to give a false face of fair and balanced. Citizen Journalism news communities are being bought out with the same intent that professional journalism was. Practically ever news community will be under the control of political organizations of which will cull much of the freedom of speech from the internet. But of course there is a chance of new guys on the block that value free speech more than the money that can be made by selling to the highest political bidder when the site looks political attractive.

Who cares a damn about the members, writers and news gatherers when there is big money and big reward’s seemingly is the common thoughts of newsgroup owners. Well we can not really blame them they were in the game for the money and use the site users to make money. As a citizen journalist I really don’t like being sold out to those that wish to control my opinions or even use them to sell their form of politics.

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Babel-Fish

at 18:35 on September 3rd, 2009

Money can buy anything even the ability to cull freedom of speech. If they can not control it they buy it.

Scrivener

at 08:54 on September 10th, 2009

My last two opinion pieces, about apparent U.S. government censorship of the internet and the use of telecommunications to harass and psychologically torture American citizens unjustly targeted as "dissidents" or "trouble-makers," have both been labeled with the "needs improvement" "wrench" flag and grayed-out "scarlet letter" headline. NONE of my work here attracted such scrutiny or pejorative flagging in the past.

A coincidence? I think not. Now, I don't know if I am looking at "spoofed pages," counterfeits inserted into my data stream by surveillance operatives who attempt to censor and harass me 24/7, or if NP has been pressured into becoming the "long arm" of Big Brother.

But I know that money talks. Something is happening here, what it is ain't exactly clear. I will have to look for a new home if this continues -- which is just what Big Brother wants...

This is a global phenomenon. As I have written, an international, media-monitoring, "anti-terrorism" law enforcement network covering Canada is actually administered from the U.S. Much of Eastern Canada is covered from an office in Newtown, PA. Google "MAGLOCEN," if they haven't gone underground with their web site. Welcome to the New World Order, Canadians. Your sovereignty is a mirage...

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 18:44 on September 3rd, 2009

Bob there is always that danger. But those that contribute can always vote with their feet if someone wants to control them. I doubt that that will happen.

Babel-Fish

at 18:56 on September 3rd, 2009

I think that someone will put up a completely politically independent news community site with a guarantee of not selling out to a political motivated bidder. These news community buy outs are becoming noticeably political motivated. The last one see members hounded and having to find new homes to publish their articles or to debate. Its bad for real citizen journalism that needs an independent platform and a center point administration.

Spydermonkey

at 18:57 on September 3rd, 2009

I hope your right ACP, this is a good community right now. If they try to commercialize NP I fear it would drive many of the intelligent voices away :(

Karl Gotthardt - albertacowpoke

at 19:30 on September 3rd, 2009

I agree Spydermonkey. For the time being though, I think we all need to take a deep breath and see how this develops. I am hoping I'm right too. This site is a great forum that shouldn;t be tampered with, especially for political reasons.

J2B (not verified)

at 20:09 on September 3rd, 2009

I don't believe any individual or group of people will ever be able to control and manipulate the internet. It's like some organic life form which is constantly growing and changing, and while some pop sites, including the so called citizen journalist sites, which 90% of the time NP isn't, may get taken over, other new sites will be born.I don't think people are naive enough to believe everything they read on a political site. While I do think the new owner of NP is a strange bed fellow probably NP didn't have much of a choice when they were faced with a difficult financial problem and so far NP hasn't come up with a business model for generating an income.I don't think 90% of NP will change anytime in the near future although certain types of posts may no longer be accepted. I don't believe NP is about freedom of speech or anything like that, and have never claimed it to be.Like others who found the site unsuitable for their needs they just left, but others always come along. I've seen quite a few changes on this site.

Beaulieu

at 01:44 on September 4th, 2009

People can leave with their feet, but where do they go? To another similar politically motivated site bought out by yet another American oil tycoon? In the UK there is hardly anything around.

batvette

at 09:05 on September 11th, 2009

While I share your sentiments they are also a little bit selfish.

Many grass roots forum starters do so with their heart as the only motivation. They have a day job to pay the bills, the site starts as a hobby that takes a few hours a night. As the site takes off they find maintenance increases, maybe they revamp the appearance, in a couple years time as the site is becoming ever more popular it's consuming all their free time, and the rest of their life begins to suffer- Many see their attention to the job that pays the bills wane, and become part time or worse.

By the time the site is becoming a viable financial asset for a larger web corporation to be eyeing, most of your would be Bill Gates' aren't just broke, they are deeply in debt because in pursuing their dream they never intended to sell, they thought with their heart, not their head.

The weariness of the dream gives way to the reality if they don't accept an offer, they will be out on the street.

Any entrepeneur who pursued his dreams while working a day job surely understands.

batvette

at 12:22 on September 11th, 2009

I'll add my experience in observing this has witness to a rather extreme example, which dates to being a regular poster at a site called "GameFAQs" since around 2001, which had the largest collection of gaming guides on the internet and numerous forums with 50,000- that's fifty thousand, registered users posting and was started by one guy in his home in Texas named CJayC. It wasn't a news site but message boards and gaming guides are a similar workload. He even developed the board codes himself.

http://www.gamefaqs.com/

for years he promised he'd never sell the site, them he announced he would but made specific promises that when CNET took over they wouldn't gut the "soul" of the site and have streaming ads everywhere. They did, and worse. He received well into six figures for the site as I understand it and CNET hired him to run it. While I think the moderation system he set up is the most weinie tyrant infested circus on the internet I do respect that given the amount of work he put in before and still today, he's underpaid.