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OhmyNews, the Korean online newspaper whose content is in majority edited by readers, is expected to start losing money in 2006, after 4 years of narrow profits.

Two years after the first issue of the international version, OhMyNews CEO Oh Yeon-Ho announced on Monday the launch of OhMyNews Japan. The three sites will cross translate their most significant contents.

In an effort to spread grassroots journalism, OhMyNews, the South Korean media outlet, is launching a Japanese edition, with corporate backing. The 6-year-old online news site will be backed be Softbank Corp. to help establish the Japanese branch.

As the phenomenon picks up speed, more and more citizen journalism projects, many with different themes, are popping up all over the Web. San Francisco Bay Area based iTalkNews is one of them. Launched in beta a few months ago, iTalkNews focuses on national news, combining user contributions with wired news from the Associated Press. Perhaps the most distinguishing feature of the site is that all articles are fact-checked before being posted on the main page, somewhat of a contradiction to other CJ sites that thrive on the rawness of their material. Elizabeth Lee, iTalkNews' co-founder and editor-in-chief explained some of the site's motives and goals through an email interview with the Editors Weblog:

1. When did you launch iTalkNews? What was your motivation for starting the site? Did you have any influences?

We launched iTalkNews in the spring of 2005. Since launching, many people have drawn comparisons between iTalkNews and OhMyNews, based in South Korea. While the seminal OhMyNews was definitely an inspiration for us, we set up iTalkNews not as a counterpart to OhMyNews, but as an independent collaborative journalism site based in the U.S.

What we see here in the United States, and what we’re trying to remedy, is that something is wrong in traditional journalism. In a world where information is becoming more interactive daily, in news there is still a disturbing linearity of information from top-down, with very little feedback from the people involved or being affected. For instance, in the aftermath of 9/11 and now during the Iraq War, many people are finding it difficult to find a reliable news source, or even commentary, because they suspect news sources to be politically aligned or biased, and so many stories have been either undercovered or omitted completely. People have begun to look to blogs for supplemental information, but blogs aren’t usually fact-checked and don’t have established systems of accountability.

We’re not looking to replace big media. However, what we want to provide is an alternative source of news for people to have their voices heard, and create a more reciprocal flow of information.

German programers. Chinese Master students. American software developers. Iranian bloggers. These are just a few examples of the eclectic mix of 300 Wikipedians who invaded a youth hostel in Frankfurt for the First International Wikimania Conference. But what attracted two veteran journalists who began their careers in major news organizations, the very institution that Wikis and citizen journalism purport to challenge? Simple. They are self-defined media lovers. Independent documentary filmmakers and co-founders of the international media firm Globalvision, Inc, Rory O'Connor and Danny Schechter, popped over to Deutschland complete with camera crew to document a phenomenon that is having a significant effect on newspapers and the media in general.

German programers. Chinese Master students. American software developers. Iranian bloggers. These are just a few examples of the eclectic mix of 300 Wikipedians who invaded a youth hostel in Frankfurt for the First International Wikimania Conference. But what attracted two veteran journalists who began their careers in major news organizations, the very institution that Wikis and citizen journalism purport to challenge? Simple. They are self-defined media lovers. Independent documentary filmmakers and co-founders of the international media firm Globalvision, Inc, Rory O'Connor and Danny Schechter, popped over to Deutschland complete with camera crew to document a phenomenon that is having a significant effect on newspapers and the media in general.

German programers. Chinese Master students. American software developers. Iranian bloggers. These are just a few examples of the eclectic mix of 300 Wikipedians who invaded a youth hostel in Frankfurt for the First International Wikimania Conference. But what attracted two veteran journalists who began their careers in major news organizations, the very institution that Wikis and citizen journalism purport to challenge? Simple. They are self-defined media lovers. Independent documentary filmmakers and co-founders of the international media firm Globalvision, Inc, Rory O'Connor and Danny Schechter, popped over to Deutschland complete with camera crew to document a phenomenon that is having a significant effect on newspapers and the media in general.

Cyberjournalist has posted a link to the OhmyNews International's first Citizen Reporters' Forum held in Seoul, South Korea from June 23 to 26. Highlights include Dr. Oh's introductory address, a Wikinews presentation and a whole lot of citizen journalism discussion. The site gives a good idea of what the conference was like with PDF downloads, speech summaries and comments.

Source: Cyberjournalist

Cyberjournalist has posted a link to the OhmyNews International's first Citizen Reporters' Forum held in Seoul, South Korea from June 23 to 26. Highlights include Dr. Oh's introductory address, a Wikinews presentation and a whole lot of citizen journalism discussion. The site gives a good idea of what the conference was like with PDF downloads, speech summaries and comments.

Source: Cyberjournalist

Steve Outing at Poynter has written an informative piece for editors and publishers confused about the citizen journalism buzz and how to go about using it for the benefit of their publications. Noting that many are skeptical about the emerging phenomenon, Outing eases fears with an explanation of what he calls "The 11 Layers of Citizen Journalism." Beginning with the basics, Outing explains that many papers are initially hesitant to even open up their columns to reader comments, "an imperative characteristic of citizen journalism." This being the first step to getting accustomed to having non-professional material published on their pages, editors should slowly work towards recruiting readers to add content to professional columnists' content. Readers with certain specialties or experiences will add value to a reporter's article of a similar topic. A few steps down the line, editors should open up their newsrooms to their public, making their news process transparent, regaining trust among readers. Eventually a purely citizen journalism site should be launched, the next logical step being a mixed professional/citizen journalism publication, be it online or print. An example of this model would be Korea's OhmyNews. Finally, Outing invokes the "wiki" model the Los Angeles Times is about to test (see previous posting) with its editorial page. The Wiki model allows anyone to post an article online which anyone else can edit, theoretically ending in an unbiased and well-informed "collective intelligence" article. Although Outing advocates this model, he also warns that, "Going this far with citizen journalism will take some guts -- and a change in thinking. It means moving far down the continuum of journalist-reader interaction, allowing an unprecedented loss of control of the editorial product."

Source: Poynter

Steve Outing at Poynter has written an informative piece for editors and publishers confused about the citizen journalism buzz and how to go about using it for the benefit of their publications. Noting that many are skeptical about the emerging phenomenon, Outing eases fears with an explanation of what he calls "The 11 Layers of Citizen Journalism." Beginning with the basics, Outing explains that many papers are initially hesitant to even open up their columns to reader comments, "an imperative characteristic of citizen journalism." This being the first step to getting accustomed to having non-professional material published on their pages, editors should slowly work towards recruiting readers to add content to professional columnists' content. Readers with certain specialties or experiences will add value to a reporter's article of a similar topic. A few steps down the line, editors should open up their newsrooms to their public, making their news process transparent, regaining trust among readers. Eventually a purely citizen journalism site should be launched, the next logical step being a mixed professional/citizen journalism publication, be it online or print. An example of this model would be Korea's OhmyNews. Finally, Outing invokes the "wiki" model the Los Angeles Times is about to test (see previous posting) with its editorial page. The Wiki model allows anyone to post an article online which anyone else can edit, theoretically ending in an unbiased and well-informed "collective intelligence" article. Although Outing advocates this model, he also warns that, "Going this far with citizen journalism will take some guts -- and a change in thinking. It means moving far down the continuum of journalist-reader interaction, allowing an unprecedented loss of control of the editorial product."

Source: Poynter

Steve Outing at Poynter has written an informative piece for editors and publishers confused about the citizen journalism buzz and how to go about using it for the benefit of their publications. Noting that many are skeptical about the emerging phenomenon, Outing eases fears with an explanation of what he calls "The 11 Layers of Citizen Journalism." Beginning with the basics, Outing explains that many papers are initially hesitant to even open up their columns to reader comments, "an imperative characteristic of citizen journalism." This being the first step to getting accustomed to having non-professional material published on their pages, editors should slowly work towards recruiting readers to add content to professional columnists' content. Readers with certain specialties or experiences will add value to a reporter's article of a similar topic. A few steps down the line, editors should open up their newsrooms to their public, making their news process transparent, regaining trust among readers. Eventually a purely citizen journalism site should be launched, the next logical step being a mixed professional/citizen journalism publication, be it online or print. An example of this model would be Korea's OhmyNews. Finally, Outing invokes the "wiki" model the Los Angeles Times is about to test (see previous posting) with its editorial page. The Wiki model allows anyone to post an article online which anyone else can edit, theoretically ending in an unbiased and well-informed "collective intelligence" article. Although Outing advocates this model, he also warns that, "Going this far with citizen journalism will take some guts -- and a change in thinking. It means moving far down the continuum of journalist-reader interaction, allowing an unprecedented loss of control of the editorial product."

Source: Poynter

After the excellent sessions, I was lucky enough to land an invitation to to visit the newsroom of OhMyNews and hear from founder Yeon Ho Oh about his marvelous citizen media experiment.

Some quick scribbles on the laptop:

Mr. Oh defines OhMyNews as a "Massively distributed collaborative news operation on the web"

June 1 (Today!) he has updated his site to include participatory EDITING and RANKING as well.

New definition: Massively distributed collaborative editorial participation on the web

Think = OHMYNEWS + WikiNews . . . Hmmm - very smart guy.

So - readers today have a choice between a version of the reports edited by the professional-trained OH My editing staff OR a version of the site where stories are being ranked (by aggregate vote) by readers.

OH MY, indeed,

It is designed to be a 'playground for readers'

"Straight news is not the standard." Writing craft is not as important as the news value or opinions of the contributors. Most reports are essays, columns, opinions, facts, alerts, reviews and criticism.

And who are these rebel amateurs?

"Tech-savvy, youth, professional, educated, liberals fostering a social revolution largely because they are unhappy with conservative reporting by mainstream media." In Korea - the conservative media dominates.

And why Korea? Over 90 percent of citizens age 10-40 are internet users - a total of 33 million users.

Korea enjoys over 80 percent broadband integration.

Korea is an interconnected, small society.

Korean keyboard allows for real time typing - very simple - as fast as talking. so not difficult to transmit live text reports from the scene of breaking news.

Oh, and the good news is that they actually produce a weekly pulp edition of their best stories.

Posted by Robb Montgomery

After the excellent sessions, I was lucky enough to land an invitation to to visit the newsroom of OhMyNews and hear from founder Yeon Ho Oh about his marvelous citizen media experiment.

Some quick scribbles on the laptop:

Mr. Oh defines OhMyNews as a "Massively distributed collaborative news operation on the web"

June 1 (Today!) he has updated his site to include participatory EDITING and RANKING as well.

New definition: Massively distributed collaborative editorial participation on the web

Think = OHMYNEWS + WikiNews . . . Hmmm - very smart guy.

So - readers today have a choice between a version of the reports edited by the professional-trained OH My editing staff OR a version of the site where stories are being ranked (by aggregate vote) by readers.

OH MY, indeed,

It is designed to be a 'playground for readers'

"Straight news is not the standard." Writing craft is not as important as the news value or opinions of the contributors. Most reports are essays, columns, opinions, facts, alerts, reviews and criticism.

And who are these rebel amateurs?

"Tech-savvy, youth, professional, educated, liberals fostering a social revolution largely because they are unhappy with conservative reporting by mainstream media." In Korea - the conservative media dominates.

And why Korea? Over 90 percent of citizens age 10-40 are internet users - a total of 33 million users.

Korea enjoys over 80 percent broadband integration.

Korea is an interconnected, small society.

Korean keyboard allows for real time typing - very simple - as fast as talking. so not difficult to transmit live text reports from the scene of breaking news.

Oh, and the good news is that they actually produce a weekly pulp edition of their best stories.

Posted by Robb Montgomery

After the excellent sessions, I was lucky enough to land an invitation to to visit the newsroom of OhMyNews and hear from founder Yeon Ho Oh about his marvelous citizen media experiment.

Some quick scribbles on the laptop:

Mr. Oh defines OhMyNews as a "Massively distributed collaborative news operation on the web"

June 1 (Today!) he has updated his site to include participatory EDITING and RANKING as well.

New definition: Massively distributed collaborative editorial participation on the web

Think = OHMYNEWS + WikiNews . . . Hmmm - very smart guy.

So - readers today have a choice between a version of the reports edited by the professional-trained OH My editing staff OR a version of the site where stories are being ranked (by aggregate vote) by readers.

OH MY, indeed,

It is designed to be a 'playground for readers'

"Straight news is not the standard." Writing craft is not as important as the news value or opinions of the contributors. Most reports are essays, columns, opinions, facts, alerts, reviews and criticism.

And who are these rebel amateurs?

"Tech-savvy, youth, professional, educated, liberals fostering a social revolution largely because they are unhappy with conservative reporting by mainstream media." In Korea - the conservative media dominates.

And why Korea? Over 90 percent of citizens age 10-40 are internet users - a total of 33 million users.

Korea enjoys over 80 percent broadband integration.

Korea is an interconnected, small society.

Korean keyboard allows for real time typing - very simple - as fast as talking. so not difficult to transmit live text reports from the scene of breaking news.

Oh, and the good news is that they actually produce a weekly pulp edition of their best stories.

Posted by Robb Montgomery

After the excellent sessions, I was lucky enough to land an invitation to to visit the newsroom of OhMyNews and hear from founder Yeon Ho Oh about his marvelous citizen media experiment.

Some quick scribbles on the laptop:

Mr. Oh defines OhMyNews as a "Massively distributed collaborative news operation on the web"

June 1 (Today!) he has updated his site to include participatory EDITING and RANKING as well.

New definition: Massively distributed collaborative editorial participation on the web

Think = OHMYNEWS + WikiNews . . . Hmmm - very smart guy.

So - readers today have a choice between a version of the reports edited by the professional-trained OH My editing staff OR a version of the site where stories are being ranked (by aggregate vote) by readers.

OH MY, indeed,

It is designed to be a 'playground for readers'

"Straight news is not the standard." Writing craft is not as important as the news value or opinions of the contributors. Most reports are essays, columns, opinions, facts, alerts, reviews and criticism.

And who are these rebel amateurs?

"Tech-savvy, youth, professional, educated, liberals fostering a social revolution largely because they are unhappy with conservative reporting by mainstream media." In Korea - the conservative media dominates.

And why Korea? Over 90 percent of citizens age 10-40 are internet users - a total of 33 million users.

Korea enjoys over 80 percent broadband integration.

Korea is an interconnected, small society.

Korean keyboard allows for real time typing - very simple - as fast as talking. so not difficult to transmit live text reports from the scene of breaking news.

Oh, and the good news is that they actually produce a weekly pulp edition of their best stories.

Posted by Robb Montgomery

"I still am a journalist, I will always be one," says Dan Gillmor in his keynote speech.
Dan highlights some citizen journalism sites: Korea's Ohmynews.com, Northwestvoice.com in Bakersfield,CA; Lasica and Canter's Ourmedia.com.
Gillmor talks persuasively about the journalistic values he hopes to bring to Bayosphere, his citizen-journalism endeavor for Silicon Valley, CA, and his conviction that blogging as a marketplace for ideas will help the best ideas and quality flourish.
He closes by reminding the group citizen journalists (aka bloggers) are not enemies of the press, but readers who have become writers and joined what is now a global conversation.

Bonus link: Readmylips.com,http://www.atmo.se/zino.aspx?articleID=399

"I still am a journalist, I will always be one," says Dan Gillmor in his keynote speech.
Dan highlights some citizen journalism sites: Korea's Ohmynews.com, Northwestvoice.com in Bakersfield,CA; Lasica and Canter's Ourmedia.com.
Gillmor talks persuasively about the journalistic values he hopes to bring to Bayosphere, his citizen-journalism endeavor for Silicon Valley, CA, and his conviction that blogging as a marketplace for ideas will help the best ideas and quality flourish.
He closes by reminding the group citizen journalists (aka bloggers) are not enemies of the press, but readers who have become writers and joined what is now a global conversation.

Bonus link: Readmylips.com,http://www.atmo.se/zino.aspx?articleID=399

"I still am a journalist, I will always be one," says Dan Gillmor in his keynote speech.
Dan highlights some citizen journalism sites: Korea's Ohmynews.com, Northwestvoice.com in Bakersfield,CA; Lasica and Canter's Ourmedia.com.
Gillmor talks persuasively about the journalistic values he hopes to bring to Bayosphere, his citizen-journalism endeavor for Silicon Valley, CA, and his conviction that blogging as a marketplace for ideas will help the best ideas and quality flourish.
He closes by reminding the group citizen journalists (aka bloggers) are not enemies of the press, but readers who have become writers and joined what is now a global conversation.

Bonus link: Readmylips.com,http://www.atmo.se/zino.aspx?articleID=399

"I still am a journalist, I will always be one," says Dan Gillmor in his keynote speech.
Dan highlights some citizen journalism sites: Korea's Ohmynews.com, Northwestvoice.com in Bakersfield,CA; Lasica and Canter's Ourmedia.com.
Gillmor talks persuasively about the journalistic values he hopes to bring to Bayosphere, his citizen-journalism endeavor for Silicon Valley, CA, and his conviction that blogging as a marketplace for ideas will help the best ideas and quality flourish.
He closes by reminding the group citizen journalists (aka bloggers) are not enemies of the press, but readers who have become writers and joined what is now a global conversation.

Bonus link: Readmylips.com,http://www.atmo.se/zino.aspx?articleID=399