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Two truths about citizen journalism in a cartoon

I love this “What the Duck” cartoon:

Truth #1: There will always be a need for professional video/photographs for traditional media.

Truth #2: What viewers/readers deem important is often far different than what we judge important (see below).

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This entry was posted on Friday, January 19th, 2007 at 9:25 am and is filed under Citizens Media. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Two truths about citizen journalism in a cartoon”

Garrick Van Buren .com » Mistaking Relevance for Trivia Says:
January 19th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
[…] ELSEWHERE: “Truth #2: What viewers/readers deem important is often far different than what we judge important.” - Terry Heaton General Technorati […]

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