DEATH OF THE NEWS CREW: CITIZEN JOURNALISM AND THE FUTURE OF MEDIA

CROWDSOURCED JOURNALISM MAKES USE OF TODAY’S CITIZEN JOURNALISM

JEFF HOWE

“CROWDSOURCING IS THE APPLICATION OF OPEN SOURCE PRINCIPLES TO FIELDS OUTSIDE OF SOFTWARE.”

DEFINING CROWDSOURCED

• “Crowdsourcing is the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.” -Jeff Howe

CROWDSOURCING AFFECTS SUPPLY AND DEMAND ACROSS INDUSTRIES. • Gives rise to new products and markets while disrupting others• Getty and iStockphoto• Uber and TaskRabbit

IN THE CONTEXT OF TODAY’S DIGITAL MEDIA, THE PHRASES CROWDSOURCED NEWS AND CITIZEN JOURNALISM OFTEN BECOME INTERCHANGEABLE.

LEADERS IN

UGC

POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CROWDSOURCING JOURNALISM

@pibzedog

@deray@kaboomsr

César Santana