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| Yes | 43% | 250 votes | Total: 575 votes | |
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Yes
Created on: May 03, 2008
Citizen journalists are more trustworthy than professional journalists, and clever editors should take
Created on: November 13, 2009 Last Updated: November 17, 2009
Citizen journalists have a better chance of writing for the interests of U.S. citizens than 'professional'
Created on: August 24, 2010 Last Updated: August 25, 2010
Citizen journalists always seem to have a different perspective than the professional journalist. Citizen
Created on: November 21, 2010
Citizen Journalists are cropping up all over the place, and one has to wonder: What is behind this phenomenon?
by Lola Batling
Created on: April 24, 2008 Last Updated: April 25, 2008
What makes a journalist? Is it the credentials or a desire to report facts and relevant issues in an
Created on: August 18, 2010
Whenever the word “professional” is used to describe a journalist – or anyone in almost
by V R Rutledge
Created on: July 16, 2008
By writing this article I shall attempt to prove that citizen journalists are more trustworthy than
Created on: June 08, 2009
Just as local politicians are usually more honest than their federal counterparts, local citizen journalists
Created on: September 05, 2009
Citizen Journalism vs. Professional Journalism: Agendas for Everyone
"Don't believe everything you
by Sandi Crain
Created on: August 23, 2009
As a little girl in the 1960s I wanted to be Walter Cronkite when I grew up. In the 1970s, I convinced
Created on: April 16, 2008 Last Updated: April 25, 2008
This interesting question on trustworthiness between professional journalists and citizen journalists
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No
Created on: June 09, 2008 Last Updated: May 22, 2012
The image of an army of citizens toting cameras and notebooks, pursuing politicians and seeking out
by Jude Coyle
Created on: August 22, 2010
I am both a citizen journalist and a professional journalist, and my answer to the question 'are citizen
by Kim Remesch
Created on: February 22, 2009 Last Updated: July 22, 2010
Citizen journalists are not more (or less) trustworthy than professional journalists-in
Created on: November 20, 2009 Last Updated: February 05, 2012
A professional is defined by having met stringent educational, ethical, and well regulated goals. A
by Paul Cowan
Created on: April 17, 2008 Last Updated: September 09, 2009
Show me a "citizen journalist" and I will show you somebody who is either pushing a personal agenda
Created on: August 01, 2009
As bloggers and online writers become more prevalent in today's culture, the issue of whether they are
Created on: December 03, 2009
With tools such as the Internet and blogs, everyone can be a journalist.
That can enable people to help
by lleavi1
Created on: December 13, 2010 Last Updated: December 14, 2010
I would argue that most citizen journalists are less trustworthy than their professional counterparts,
by John Bichler
Created on: May 25, 2010
Citizen journalists are more likely to be doubted because it is easier for them to lie. They don'tt
Created on: February 05, 2009
Citizen journalists are not necessarily more trustworthy than professional journalists, though they
Created on: October 22, 2010
Every idiot walking around with a camera phone suddenly thinks that they are a citizen journalist. This
by Susan Moore
Created on: January 04, 2009
What do I owe a free press?
I grew up listening to network news and reading Hunter S. Thomson and P.J.
Created on: September 02, 2009 Last Updated: September 05, 2009
To have trust in a person means that you have reason to believe in their integrity, in their word. Knowing
by Saurabh Pal
Created on: May 05, 2009 Last Updated: May 07, 2009
This is not an absolute statement meaning not all citizen journalists are more trustworthy than professional
Created on: January 21, 2009
PROFFESIONAL JOURNALISTS ARE BETTER
A few years ago, the Quill Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, had to change
Created on: July 15, 2008 Last Updated: September 12, 2008
Professional journalists have the same obligations as professional writers first off. They have to maintain
by Marsha Ford
Created on: January 02, 2009
"Are citizen journalists more trustworthy than professional journalists?" I'm not sure that's a valid,