From a historical point of view it may come as a surprise that South Korea is the home of the first online newspaper, which is sourced chiefly from volunteer citizen journalists. This is particularly unexpected considering its long history of political and media censorship.
However when restraints were loosened in the 1980s, owing largely to a change in government, South Korea soon transformed itself into a leader of world media and technology.
However when restraints were loosened in the 1980s, owing largely to a change in government, South Korea soon transformed itself into a leader of world media and technology.
While it has experimented in mobile tv, online gaming and social networking sites, citizen journalism has reached new heights through news website Ohmynews.com (or for the an English version, visit the international website)
Ohmynews is a website that not only allows, but publicly encourages, ordinary members of the public to report the news in what can be described as an open source style of news reporting.
While the Korean website retains a small staff of professional journalists this is mainly for the purpose of retaining a professional news service. Hence, the majority of content published is obtained from interested members of the public with no such experience or university degree.
This is yet another example of how multi-media platforms are making the news more interactive for the media-hungry public. The website also has the capacity to publish video and audio clips, which is another demonstration of convergence in the modern world.
For more on citizen journalism, click on the video below:
Ohmynews is a website that not only allows, but publicly encourages, ordinary members of the public to report the news in what can be described as an open source style of news reporting.
While the Korean website retains a small staff of professional journalists this is mainly for the purpose of retaining a professional news service. Hence, the majority of content published is obtained from interested members of the public with no such experience or university degree.
This is yet another example of how multi-media platforms are making the news more interactive for the media-hungry public. The website also has the capacity to publish video and audio clips, which is another demonstration of convergence in the modern world.
For more on citizen journalism, click on the video below:
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