Today we are hosting a round table on the topic of citizen journalism. At this round table we will present our  first findings on a dozen experts we interviewed the last weeks about. The round table is part of a research study into the influence of citizen journalism we do on behalf of the Ministry of Education. The study consists of a quick scan for promising initiatives, interviews with experts and a proposal for a possible instrument to promote citizen journalism in the Netherlands.

As the interviews are still ongoing, we will take a lead on our end report, conclusions and recommendations. Today will address the following questions:

• What is the impact of Internet and citizen journalism on (professional) journalism, especially with regard to methodology and quality of journalism?
• What are the needs in the field?
• Can we, based on the first results of our research, argue that more attention in policy for the subject of citizen journalism is needed in the Netherlands?

We will report back on our blog for our findings today!

This entry was posted on Monday, September 13th, 2010 at 10:03 and is filed under Journalism.