Citizen journalism is still being funded and promoted around the world in a variety of ways. Here are three recent examples!
IN THE UK: Nearly Half-Million Dollars Awarded!
The UK citizen journalism website www.blottr.com was recently awarded a hefty £250,000 (over $400,000) investment from “the man behind myvouchercodes.co.uk.” CLICK HERE to read the whole story.
IN AFRICA: Five Million Dollars Awarded!
“On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Omidyar Network of Redwood City, California, announced the award of nearly $5 million in funding to four media-related groups involved in investigative and citizen journalism in the developing world.” CLICK HERE to read the whole story.
IN MIDDLE EAST: Al-Jazeera Invests in Training for Citizen Journalists
The Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera) is offering some tutorials to train citizen journalists in the use of new media technologies. They claim they will not create the news agenda but amplify it. CLICK HERE to read the whole story.
Dr. Ross is the co-author of “Handbook for Citizen Journalists,” the only book written for active and aspiring citizen journalists. For more information CLICK HERE.
Thomas L. Blair is a sociologist and political blogger on the Chronicleworld 'for creative renewal in Black Britain and Afro-Europe'. His work is honoured in the British Library's archive of "social, historic and culturally significant web-based material from the UK domain". He won top prize in the blogging competition on The-Latest.
Sumantra Maitra is a freelance journalist from Mumbai, India. He is a correspondent for All Sports magazine, and a foreign affairs blogger for the Washington Examiner. He has written articles for news website Merinews.com and other regional publications. Sumantra runs a blog at DailyWorldWatch.wordpress.com. He provided exclusive eyewitness reports for The-Latest on the Mumbai bombings of 2008.
Brian Usher is photography consultant for The-Latest.Com. He is a highly experienced editorial and commercial photographer whose work has been published throughout the world, appearing in many well known magazines and newspapers. Brian has featured in several books and has been a writer for the Royal Photographic Society magazine.
Heidi Kingstone has spent time in Afghanistan reporting for a number of publications. Her work has appeared in the Financial Times, The Spectator, The Sunday Times and other international journals. She has also reported from places like Iraq, Rwanda, Lebanon, Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Kenya. Heidi is The-Latest's Editor at large.
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