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OhmyNews: 'Every citizen can be a reporter'
The value of independence
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NYU professor and PressThink founder Jay Rosen discusses trust and independence in online journalism and blogging.
Interviewer: Matthew Lee Length: 11:00 Also see: • Independence in journalism video • Transparency in journalism video Download MPEG-4 video (30.3 MB)
"I think bloggers and citizen journalists simply need to learn the first commandment that every journalism student learns, which is getting it right."—Jay Rosen
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