There was a great Adam Curtis piece about this on Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe on BBC4 a couple of weeks back. And then it cropped up again during the Register's Beeb Week series of articles. Curtis's reasoning about the presents and future role of both journalists and "citizen journalists" (always sounds rather French Revolutionary to me, that) was a very interesting read and articulated a number of things I'd been thinking of for a while. Didn't agree with everything, but then wouldn't it be dull if you did?
=========================================== From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Lockwood Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 12:12 PM To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Subject: Re: [backstage] Muddy Boots on Backstage It was only one idea, I'm sure that there are others. who knows, one of them might even including resurrecting the noble art of journalism as a public service rather than to make money. So can you give us any indication of when the technologists will have completed the prototype of the journalist that doesn't need food or shelter? Apparently it's already with us. It's called a "'blogger". Can't generally write for toffee, doesn't check facts, confuses opinion with truth, is credulous as hell, and has nothing worth saying, but hey - if you want everything for free... ;-) Cheers, Rich.
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