Principles of Citizen Journalism

Tapping into the wisdom of the community

Accuracy

Thoroughness

Fairness

Transparency

Independence

Resources

The team behind this project

SECTIONS

Accuracy & fact-checking
How to get it right

Thoroughness
Going the extra yard for information

Fairness
Treating opposing points of view with respect

Transparency
Disclosure a key ingredient in gaining trust

Independence
Following the story wherever it leads

Interviews
Tapping into the wisdom of the community

Resources
Where to find more information

Courtney Lowery: Accuracy in new media

Debra Galant on Baristanet and citizen journalism

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How FresnoFamous relies on the community

QuickTime | WMV | Flash

A video interview with Jarah Euston, publisher and co-founder of the citizen media sites FresnoFamous and ModestoFamous, about citizen publishing, transparency and media independence.

Interviewer: J.D. Lasica
Length: 26:00
Download MPEG-4 video (70.4 MB)

"People email us saying, ‘You guys should totally write a story about this.’ And then we email them back, ‘No, you should totally write a story about this.’ ... And that usually works."
—Jarah Euston

Photos across top of page (from left to right) by Rob Milsom, Tom Magliery, Elaine Yeung, Stefan Jansson, Geren W. Mortensen, Jr., John Cumisky