Ground report and Now public are two user-generated news sources I’ve noticed online. This is definitely a trend to watch. There are huge paradigm shifts in everything in our lives. Just as Seth Godin talks about the TV-Industrial complex and how marketing and advertising is changing rapidly so to will how we get news. High Class Journalism Industrial-complex if you will. There is likely to be a trend from having to get news from MEGA MEDIA companies to a blend of different news sources. The most trusted names in news and the highest rated news source will now have complementary sites. ireport.com is a now a huge part of CNN broadcasting. Perhaps many will get news on a hyper local level with different points of view and then go to the BIG names for vertification or a high level view.
When a user can upload a story and it increasingly becomes popular that ” journalist ” now has the potential to be as popular as his/her report. Just like YouTube has made a star of Lisa Nova and Myspace of Sean Kingston will Ground report, founded by Rachel Sterne, lay the platform for the worlds next celebrity journalist? One could potentially find themselves being called the next Anderson Cooper. And with Rachel’s business model making money as a citizen journalist is easier than ever. The video below showcases an interview with Rachel and a gentlemen by the name of Fred Obera who ” ground reports ” news about kenya to everyone else throughout the world.
Journalism is in your hands.
