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citizen journalism

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  1. Read this article on Citizen Journalism, on PBS's media shift. Answer the following questions on the class discussion board. (Refer to the article, and examples of the impact of citizen journalism cited in the article, when you answer these questions.)
    1. What do you see as the potential strengths of citizen journalism?
    2. What do you see as the potential dangers of citizen journalism?
  2. Read this interview on PBS's frontline with Josh Wolf. Watch this video of Josh Wolf on the Colbert report. Answer the following questions on the class discussion board.
    1. Do you believe Josh Wolf should have been put in jail? Why or why not?
    2. Comment on "objective journalism" and, what Josh Wolf calls "transparent journalism" as it relates to this case, citizen journalism, and traditional journalism.

 

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