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A video interview with Debra Galant, founder and editor-in-chief of Baristanet, a citizen media site that covers the Bloomfield, NJ, area. She discusses what it takes to run a citizen media site.
Interviewer: J.D. Lasica Length: 28:48 Also see: Independence in journalism video Download MPEG-4 video (77 MB)
"We own up to making a mistake, and that’s part of the process of being edited by your readers."—Debra Galant
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