Citizen journalists go mainstream
p2pnet news view | P2P:- Here’s a really cool site which seems to be taking citizen contributions to the mainstream media in a way that’s relevant, practical, cost-effective from all points of view, and untouched by corporate editorial considerations, with all that implies.
And the range is awesome from Eman Mohammed’s picture of the grieving family (An Israeli air strike on one of the mosques in southern Jabalia caused the death of 5 young sisters of Al Balosha family , no one survived but the parents, their elder daughter and son) to States Of Emotions on display at the Dublin Castle.
Demotix is the company behind the plan, and here’s what it says »»»
Because we have links with major media buyers the world over, Demotix can broker your photos and videos to newspapers, magazines, TV channels and websites, multiple times and simultaneously.
Basic, non-exclusive rights to your photos will sell for anything between $150 and $3,000 USD.
Non-exclusive rights to your video: $500-1,000/minute.
Exclusive rights: whatever we can get. And some photos and videos can go for $100,000s.
Says journalism.co.uk »»»
The initiative was founded in response to the ‘mass shrinkage’ of foreign news coverage by media organisations, Turi Munthe, Demotix CEO, told Journalism.co.uk.
“Demotix is potentially crucial to the mainstream media, but we don’t pretend to be the mainstream media,” he said.
“It’s a public site and we hope that it will become an alternative place for people to get their news. But we want to have a little bit more kick than that – we want to turn our ’street reporters’ into sources for the mainstream media.”
This model will give the mainstream media access to countries where there is heavy censorship and threats to journalists by providing coverage from the ground, Munthe said, while also giving those ’street reporters’ a chance to ‘get their voices back into the mainstream’.
Metadata in the content, which could indicate the identity or location of a journalist, will be removed in cases where a contributor is at risk.
Good one.
(Thanks jmcesteves on Twitter)
journalism.co.uk – New site Demotix brings together citizen and pro journalists, says founder, September 1, 2008
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December 30th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Sounds cool
I think it pays to have a cameraphone these things
A 15 yo in Sydney recorded his fellow citizens crashtackle and arrest a wouldbe robber and it was given to the news so yeah sounds good
December 30th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
these days*
minds off track
December 30th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
It’s a trap!
December 31st, 2008 at 2:19 pm
@ Reader’s Write Says: December 30th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
If you think it’s a trap then PLZ say why
January 5th, 2009 at 9:26 am
fajnie wszystko było by gdy by do was tak kurewsko ciężko nie było się zarejstrować po za tym nie wypróbowałem jeszcze waszego programu, więc dużo a raczej wcale nie mogę wypowiedzieć się na temat jego ewentualnego działania, kiedy zacznę z niego korzystać, przy tym wiedząc jak ten program obsłużyć, to wypowiem się na jego temat obszerniej…z poważaniem jr DAMIAN