New Yorker
Most often it's "when smart and curious people with access to means of communication are at the scene of a sudden disaster" and post raw information, says
Nicholas Lemann (left). More from the Columbia j-school dean:
* "What has citizen journalism actually brought us? It’s a difficult question, in part because many of the truest believers are very good at making life unpleasant for doubters, through relentless sneering."
* "The quality of Internet journalism is bound to improve over time, especially if more of the virtues of traditional journalism migrate to the Internet. But, although the medium has great capabilities, especially the way it opens out and speeds up the discourse, it is not quite as different from what has gone before as its advocates are saying."
