Nieman Reports: A Message for Journalists: It’s Time to Flex Old Muscles in New Ways
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 10:44
Ken Doctor: "In this hybrid era of straddling print and digital publishing, the role of the gatekeeper has markedly morphed. It’s shifted from 'us' to 'them,' but 'them' includes a lowercase version of 'us,' too. Gatekeeping is now a collective pursuit; we’ve become our own and each other’s editors. … The attitude—as well as the mechanics—for attracting readers has to change. It’s no longer 'take my judgment on the day’s news or good luck finding another local daily.' And even though readers are no longer captive to what an editor decides, people still want some help when it comes to deciding how and where to look for the news they value."
Monday, 23 April 2007, 23:17
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Dan Gillmor: "[The] statistics about Web 2.0 participation have implications for citizen media, too. Are we truly erasing the barriers between citizen and media, or are we just replacing one set of gatekeepers with another?"
