Publlic Journalism i praksis

Fra EContentMag.com:

The Northwest Voice has gleaned a lot of press for being one of the first print and Web newspapers to be produced almost completely by voluntary contributions, in its case, from the people living in the northwest part of the Bakersfield, CA community it serves. While not the first of its kind “The Melrose Mirror”, produced by the Silver Stringers, dates back to 1996. Fulton has used the experience to take the reigns of advocacy for this populist approach to news production.

Fulton calls her writers “community contributors,” who she describes as “people who self-select and say they want to do this. We’re not 40 acres and a blog here. If people want to participate, there’s a way for them to do so. We are making the opportunity available for everyone to participate.”

Often called participatory journalism, Fulton likens her approach to open source software development, in which collaboration is open to all and the results (source code, in the case of software) are freely shared with others. The Northwest Voice is applying this philosophy to community journalism by inviting local residents to participate in the collective creation of a newspaper and Web site. She offers a how-to guide for publishers or individuals seeking to replicate this model.

www.iupload.com; www.northwestvoice.com; http://opensourcejournalism.org

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