Chapter+7

Charlie's presentation with notes:



Chapter 7 Notes (by Birin) We the media ch 7 Charlie Butte presenting

Notes by Birin

- Former consumers are now engaged consumers

- Zeyad: Iraqi blogger who covered the news of war in Iraq (Iraqi citizen). Professional writers began to use his blog as a credible source.

- Can blogs be considered credible sources?
 * they must have a reputation
 * it is the same as a "first hand witness"
 * same concept as citing an interview

- rules don't apply to bloggers went off the record and posted the interview on his blog although it will be taken down. It is the responsibility of bloggers to be appropriate
 * Rex is a citizen journalist who wrote a report on the interview but
 * ethics apply however people with strong opinions do post things
 * if you are extreme/ inappropriate about what you write, you will lose readers.

- empowering the young and the old write about their community in the easiest if ways.
 * mit helped e elders create their own website so the ok'd folks could

- wiki (a different kind of encyclopedia) it less credible. (secondary source)
 * is this info ever going to be viewed as credible source?
 * it should be but the fact that anyone can put anything on it makes

- will wiki ever put the normal encyclopedia businesses out of business?
 * yes because wiki is very adaptable

- Jimmy Wales's TED talk on encyclopedias including wiki
 * the idea to get a free encyclopedia to everyone
 * funded by donations from the public
 * 2 million total articles
 * more popular than the NY times
 * 1 employee (many many volunteers)
 * relies on the basis that most people understand the idea of neutrality
 * 18% of all edits are done by anonymous people

- advertising vs the tip jar controversial....he said if you give him money he would go to Iraq aid cover the news the first quarter
 * BBC - pay or go to jail model (hasn't rurally worked well)
 * now that blogs are more popular they now have more mainstream advertisements
 * Chris Albritton (the tip jar) - your blog must be
 * advertising is the better business model...we all discussed this in