Comments on: Ushahidi and the Changing Face of Media http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2009/02/25/ushahidi-and-the-changing-face-of-media/ Thoughts and Lessons from an African Open-Source Project Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:20:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: connection http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2009/02/25/ushahidi-and-the-changing-face-of-media/comment-page-1/#comment-8763 connection Wed, 18 May 2011 09:12:00 +0000 http://blog.ushahidi.com/?p=273#comment-8763 uckily to read your article,thank you. With very best wishes for your happiness in new day uckily to read your article,thank you. With very best wishes for your happiness in new day

]]> By: Chris Blow http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2009/02/25/ushahidi-and-the-changing-face-of-media/comment-page-1/#comment-687 Chris Blow Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:58:47 +0000 http://blog.ushahidi.com/?p=273#comment-687 Related <a href="http://www.salon.com/opinion/kamiya/2009/02/17/newspapers/" rel="nofollow">Salon article</a>. (via Ethan) Related Salon article. (via Ethan)

]]> By: Chris Blow http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2009/02/25/ushahidi-and-the-changing-face-of-media/comment-page-1/#comment-686 Chris Blow Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:38:09 +0000 http://blog.ushahidi.com/?p=273#comment-686 Ushahidi is a fantastic journalism project, always has been, and Erik you're the professional publisher of the future! Reporting is dead, long live reporting! Ushahidi is a fantastic journalism project, always has been, and Erik you’re the professional publisher of the future!

Reporting is dead, long live reporting!

]]> By: Meryn Stol http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2009/02/25/ushahidi-and-the-changing-face-of-media/comment-page-1/#comment-685 Meryn Stol Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:22:57 +0000 http://blog.ushahidi.com/?p=273#comment-685 Yeah, probably most "depth" reporting will still come from professionals the coming years. But with bloggers becoming increasingly empowered to do investigative research themselves, and with readers seemingly not willing to pay for reporting, we'll see a shift in the balance towards amateurs. I think the fear of journalists is right that in the short-term this could mean a lowering in quality and amount of "in-depth" reporting. In my comment, I actually was pointing to the fact that in-depth reporting is not really on Ushahidi's street right now. Blogs already function as a kind of crowdsourcing mechanism for this. It's hard to lower the bar of participation even more. Come to think of it, a "Techmeme" for a specific domains might work, and give a chance for not the less connected bloggers to have their voice heard. We may also call it a decentralized Global Voices. Re the future of media, I think we could go on and on. :) Yeah, probably most “depth” reporting will still come from professionals the coming years. But with bloggers becoming increasingly empowered to do investigative research themselves, and with readers seemingly not willing to pay for reporting, we’ll see a shift in the balance towards amateurs. I think the fear of journalists is right that in the short-term this could mean a lowering in quality and amount of “in-depth” reporting.

In my comment, I actually was pointing to the fact that in-depth reporting is not really on Ushahidi’s street right now. Blogs already function as a kind of crowdsourcing mechanism for this. It’s hard to lower the bar of participation even more.

Come to think of it, a “Techmeme” for a specific domains might work, and give a chance for not the less connected bloggers to have their voice heard. We may also call it a decentralized Global Voices.

Re the future of media, I think we could go on and on. :)

]]> By: Erik Hersman http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2009/02/25/ushahidi-and-the-changing-face-of-media/comment-page-1/#comment-684 Erik Hersman Wed, 25 Feb 2009 20:12:48 +0000 http://blog.ushahidi.com/?p=273#comment-684 Depth, in the past, seems to have been provided by the big media players who have the money to go into great detail when reporting a story. However, you maybe right here - the sides and narrative around an event could come from multiple non-professional news people in the future. Depth, in the past, seems to have been provided by the big media players who have the money to go into great detail when reporting a story. However, you maybe right here – the sides and narrative around an event could come from multiple non-professional news people in the future.

]]> By: Meryn Stol http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2009/02/25/ushahidi-and-the-changing-face-of-media/comment-page-1/#comment-683 Meryn Stol Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:04:10 +0000 http://blog.ushahidi.com/?p=273#comment-683 Indeed, "crowdsourcing" improves reporting in two dimensions, both in speed and in breadth. And potentially also in depth (because there's no restriction in airtime or print-space), but that's more something for the blogosphere I think. Indeed, “crowdsourcing” improves reporting in two dimensions, both in speed and in breadth. And potentially also in depth (because there’s no restriction in airtime or print-space), but that’s more something for the blogosphere I think.

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