Training helps bloggers hone professionalism

Miami real estate agent Lucas Lechuga began blogging to share his knowledge of the local market. He didn't bargain for a $25 million defamation lawsuit when he wrote that a Miami developer had gone bankrupt decades ago.

CNN.com Creates User Submissions Section

With camera phones and other gadgets a greater part of everyday life, CNN wants to make it easier for viewers to submit images they happen to capture as they witness news in the making.

I thought I got into journalism to tell truths and right wrongs and occasionally get into parties I wouldn’t normally be cool enough to go to. Right now though, with a few exceptions, professional journalism is rarely seen as an exercise in holding power to account. Justl …

Having Fun vs Citizen Journalism, Or, Get Off your Lazy Asses and Put More Effort into your "Work"

Maybe Newsvine, and the Internet in general, is supposed to be entertainment, just some distraction from the many very real issues we face individually and societally.

clipped from article: Tunisia has recalled its ambassador from Damascus , it is not longer Gulf Arab countries, it is also Tunisia , The Tunisia of Sidi Bou Zid. There is news that the Syrian ambassador has left Ankara. Russia is concerned about its military base in Tartus.

A couple of outreach efforts by ProPublica this week caught my eye as examples of how the Web can make journalism more open and effective — and reminders that both journalists and the public need much more of this. The first was a post on the ProPublica website Monday offe …

After the recent Vancouver riots, it became clear that the world is surveiling itself at an unprecedented scale. Angry citizens gave police one million photos and 1,000 hours of video footage to help them track down the rioters.

Citizen Journalism... all talk no action - or do we act???

As many of you know I have started and am ACTIVELY promoting the following petition

Over the past week, Live Action has released six videos revealing Planned Parenthood's willingness to aid and abet the sex trafficker of underage girls (see: liveaction.org).

The Florida Bar has proposed a new rule to eliminate coverage of court proceedings by citizen journalists.

A second time around, this expose on the culture of corruption & secrecy that allows Border Patrol officials literally get away with murder was even more rewarding & meaningful: it is an absolute must-read, regardless of your political persuasion.

His name is Roushan Illahi, but he prefers to go by his rapper title, MC Kash. MC Kash, 20, is a student from Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, who is hoping to make it big on the music scene.

Media analyst Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, says that the list of things that the Internet has killed — or is in the process of killing — includes media syndication of the kind that the Associated Press and other newswires are built on.

Despite the fact that no local MSM showed up (according to the comments - only two TV cameras filming, no one to ask questions), the Seattle Public Schools would not allow a citizen who blogs about education to ask questions. Only "unbiased" media can do that.

In the US, traditional newspapers have undergone a period of contraction, with many papers shutting down entirely.

When news breaks these days, YouTube is quickly becoming a tried-and-true source for fascinating and poignant video footage from on-the-ground citizen journalists.

First, would you trust a citizen neurosurgeon to remove your kid's neuroblastoma? No, you wouldn't. You would not trust a citizen dentist either for your cavities. Or even a people's car repairman.

Visiting St. Augustine Florida

Driving up along the coast on A1A, the St. Augustine Lighthouse is immediately in view once you approach the city. It was built in 1824 on the site of an earlier Spanish tower.

On the campus of Penn State University, a rivalry between a rogue campus blog and the official newspaper has become a fascinating mirror of the strife between old and new media.

You've likely read some of Demand's content without realizing it.

Demotix is a new type of wire service designed to make it easier for international news stories by citizen journalists and freelance reporters to make it into the mainstream media.

Washington DC Viners Needed

We're looking for a few local writers to post blog entries daily on political happenings in Washington, DC.

Celebrating Christmas, Minneapolis Style

Every year, Minnesotans grab their heaviest coats, snow pants, blankets, mittens, scarves, hats and hot coffee/chocolate and head downtown to see Holidazzle. This Christmas parade begins after dark and has become Minneapolis tradition.

Announcement: Official Newsvine Coverage at CES 2010

The forms have been filled out and the hurdles have been cleared: As of today, I am officially registered to cover the 2010 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas as an MSNBC.com / Newsvine correspondent, live-blogging from the NBC Universal Blogger Lounge and elsewhere aro …

By the time photojournalists learned that three bombs had detonated in the London Underground, they knew that they were already too late.

Photojournalism Rewind: Protesting the Republican National Convention, 2008

I promised some time ago that I was going to get some additional photographs up from the Republican National Convention uploaded onto Flickr. There's no excuse for not letting any of you know about it until now.

Fire at the night club "Khromaya Loshad" (Lame Horse) [RUS] in a central Russian city Perm killed more than 100 people. According to an official version, the fire was caused by fireworks inside the club.