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11 Jun 08

As the water rises… hyperlocal reporting

  • A public radio journalist looks at the distinction between traditional news and social media aggregation sites. And he like what he sees in regard to recent flooding in Iowa.

    Mundt draws a distinction between trational journalism and eye witness accounts post on social sites. No one is likely to confuse them, either.
    - tommyl on 2008-06-11
  • There’s no “blurring of the lines of journalism” in this instance. Any intelligent human being understands the difference between the work of veteran reporters and editors… and the eyewitnesses with their cameras on the streets of Des Moines and Cedar Rapids, recording what they’re seeing. And any intelligent person knows both are invaluable.
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