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You've been sent a story from New Voices (http://www.j-newvoices.org/): News About Citizens Media http://www.j-newvoices.org/19/ The Guardian (U.K.) reports that the New York Times Company’s International Herald Tribune has partnered with South Korea’s OhmyNews to carry user-submitted articles. Headlines from OhmyNews will appear on the Tribune’s Web site, and it is possible that citizen reports could eventually run in the print edition as well. • Bobbie Johnson and Michael Fitzpatrick, The Guardian (Registration may be required) The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer delved into the growing world of citizens media. Check out their report, including interviews with J-Lab Executive Director Jan Schaffer and Maureen Mann of The Forum, a New Voices grantee. • Terence Smith, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Steve Outing wrote a series of articles for Poynter Online examining different forms of citizen media initiatives and emerging revenue models:Traditional Media Adopts CitJ CitJ’s National Networks: Will They Bloom? Independent CitJ: Web sites and Networks It’s Not About the Money Citizen-Media Start-ups Ply Innovative Business Models Innovative Thoughts From CitJ’s Gurus Amy Gahran of I, Reporter wrote in her article, ”How Citizen Journalism Could Save News Pros’ Jobs,” that it will be imperative for media organizations to embrace citizen created content as the media landscape changes. “If you want to keep your journalism career or news organization alive in coming years, it’s time to start learning the ropes of a more open approach to news,” she said. • Amy Gahran; I, Reporter The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University focused on citizens media in its winter 2005 issue of Nieman Reports. Read J-Lab Executive Director Jan Schaffer’s article, “Citizens Media: Has It Reached a Tipping Point?” or download the PDF of the entire issue. • Nieman Reports, The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University See the archive

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