The vision in that piece of citizen journalism as something that replaces traditional journalism is a straw man at best — easy to demolish
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Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel: Yes, but this one seems to criticize citizen journalism for not accomplishing something it was never intended to do3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@emptywheel@mathewi Citizen J lacks structure, discipline, and persistence, but it is needed and possible in this democratized enviroment.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@penalba It only lacks discipline and persistence if you define out the citizen Js who show more of that than pros.@mathewi2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@emptywheel@mathewi but you can say the same in traditional J, there are those who excel, and those who average.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@penalba Yes, in which case that characterization of CJ is not very useful bc it doesn't distinguish from pro. @mathewi
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