Principles of Citizen Journalism

Tapping into the wisdom of the community

Accuracy

Thoroughness

Fairness

Transparency

Independence

Resources

The team behind this project

SECTIONS

Accuracy & fact-checking
How to get it right

Thoroughness
Going the extra yard for information

Fairness
Treating opposing points of view with respect

Transparency
Disclosure a key ingredient in gaining trust

Independence
Following the story wherever it leads

Interviews
Tapping into the wisdom of the community

Resources
Where to find more information

Interviews
Video and audio encounters with thought leaders in citizen media

Following are interviews we conducted with pioneers, publishers and thought leaders in the citizen media field.

	Jimmy Wales The Wikipedia founder discusses the benefits of collective intelligence (video).		Brooks Jackson The director of Factcheck.org talks about accuracy (audio).

	Cristina Azocar Director of the Center for Integration and Improvement of Journalism discusses fairness (audio).		Jarah Euston The founder of FresnoFamous describes operating a citizen media site (video).

	Courtney Lowery The managing editor of NewWest discusses accuracy and other tenets of the craft (audio).		Brant Houston He discusses the intersection of journalism, blogging and investigative reporting (audio).

	Aaron Barlow The head of ePluribus Media discusses integrity, ethics and standards (video).		Amy Gahran The content strategist discusses accuracy, transparency and conversational media (audio).

	Bryan Keefer The co-author of the book "All the President's Spin" discusses media, politics and trust (audio).		Jay Rosen The NYU professor discusses trust and independence in journalism and blogging (video).

	Mary Hodder The CEO of Dabble.com discusses trust and transparency in blogging and journalism (video).		Barry Parr The founder and publisher of Coastsider discusses community news (audio).

	Daniel Weintraub The political blogger for the Sacramento Bee discusses transparency (video).		Doc Searls The veteran journalist and blogger talks about fairness and independence online (video).

	Robert Cox The founder of the Media Bloggers Association talks about blogging, independence and standards online (video).		Mike Orren The founder of Pegasus News talks about making citizen media work (video).

	Lisa Williams The head of Placeblogger.com talks about principles of citizen journalism (video).		Debra Galant The co-founder and editor of Baristanet.com discusses citizen publishing (video).

	Jason Calacanis The founder of Weblogs, Inc. discusses social media and trust online (video).		Fabrice Florin He talks about his community news venture, NewsTrust.net (video).

	Ethan Zuckerman The co-founder of Global Voices discusses the global scope of citizen media (video).		Justin Rood The TPM Muckraker reporter discusses fairness and accuracy in media (audio).

	Yvonne Rolzhausen The Atlantic magazine fact checker tells how she reviews articles for accuracy and consistency (video).