Principles of Citizen Journalism apply to the Solo VJ paradigm
By Cliff Etzel • Sep 13th, 2007 • Category: VJ Training, Video JournalismThe Knight Citizen News Network has an excellent piece on the foundational principles of journalism to help citizen reporters master the fundamentals of the craft in a networked age.
An excellent read that can be translated over to the Solo VJ paradigm as well as those doing the nitty gritty reporting with the written (or typed) word.
The five sections covered:
In addition, the resource provides interviews with various people involved in citizen journalism as well as additional resources.
To those who state one has to get a “formal education” in journalism, the notion that spending tens of thousands of dollars in tuition for the foundational principles in journalism is inaccurate.
Citizen Journalism, which includes those moving to the Solo VJ paradigm, provides a unique perspective to a news event and can provide a better story as compared to the cookie cutter news items that mass media pablum fed to the general public.
For those looking to work as CJ’s, this KCNN resource provides the cornerstone by which to build your journalism profession.
Cliff Etzel is a regional award winning photojournalist from the Pacific Northwest who has been a visual content creator since 15 years of age. In his past still work, he specialized in photo documentary and slice of life stories. Since discovering the new paradigm of self contained video journalism, he now focuses his energies in the Solo VJ paradigm with an emphasis on people-based stories, environmental, social justice, travel and documentary work through his company, bluprojekt
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