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Principles of Citizen Journalism

Fairness: Treating opposing points of view with respect

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Disclosure a key ingredient in gaining trust

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Fairness in journalism
Your report doesn't need to be balanced, but it should have integrity

Fairness

What goes into producing a fair article, opinion piece or blog post? In this short video, we interview: 

• Fabrice Florin, founder of NewsTrust, a community news network (watch his full video interview)

• Cristina Azocar, Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism (hear her full audio interview)

• Ethan Zuckerman, co-founder of Global Voices Online (watch his full interview)

• Robert Cox, president and founder of the Media Bloggers Association  (watch his full interview)

• Mark Glaser, online journalist and author of PBS’s MediaShift blog

Slide show producer: Laura Lo Forti
Format: Flash (download Flash here)
Length: 6:30

"News is really about democracy, and unless everyone’s voices are heard we don’t have a representative democracy."
—Cristina Azocar


Photos across top of page (from left to right) by Rob Milsom, Tom Magliery, Elaine Yeung, Stefan Jansson, Geren W. Mortensen, Jr., John Cumisky