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We the Media 2nd Edition
"We the Media, has become something of a bible for those who
believe the online medium will change journalism for the
better." -Financial Times
Big Media has lost its monopoly on the news, thanks to the
Internet. Now that it's possible to publish in real time to
a worldwide audience, a new breed of grassroots
journalists
are taking the news into their own hands. Armed with
laptops, cell phones, and digital cameras, these
readers-turned-reporters are transforming the news from a
lecture into a conversation. In We the Media, nationally
acclaimed newspaper columnist and blogger Dan Gillmor tells
the story of this emerging phenomenon and sheds light on
this deep shift in how we make--and consume--the news.
Gillmor shows how anyone can produce the news, using
personal blogs, Internet chat groups, email, and a host of
other tools. He sends a wake-up call to
newsmakers-politicians, business executives, celebrities-and
the marketers and PR flacks who promote them. He explains
how to successfully play by the rules of this new era and
shift from "control" to "engagement." And he makes a strong
case to his fell journalists that, in the face of a plethora
of Internet-fueled news vehicles, they must change or become
irrelevant.
Journalism in the 21st century will be fundamentally
different from the Big Media oligarchy that prevails today.
We the Media casts light on the future of journalism, and
invites us all to be part of it.
Dan Gillmor is founder of Grassroots Media Inc., a project
aimed at enabling grassroots journalism and expanding its
reach. The company's first launch is Bayosphere.com, a site
"of, by, and for the San Francisco Bay Area."
Dan Gillmor is the founder of the Center for Citizen Media,
a project to enable and expand reach of grassroots media.
From 1994-2004, Gillmor was a columnist at the San Jose
Mercury News, Silicon Valley's daily newspaper, and wrote a
weblog for SiliconValley.com. He joined the Mercury News
after six years with the Detroit Free Press. Before that, he
was with the Kansas City Times and several newspapers in
Vermont. He has won or shared in several regional and
national journalism awards. Before becoming a journalist he
played music professionally for seven years.
Introduction to the Paperback Edition
Introduction
1. From Tom Paine to Blogs and Beyond
2. The Read-Write Web
3. The Gates Come Down
4. Newsmakers Turn the Tables
5. The Consent of the Governed
6. Professional Journalists Join the Conversation
7. The Former Audience Joins the Party
8. Next Steps
9. Trolls, Spin, and the Boundaries of Trust
10. Here Come the Judges (and Lawyers)
11. The Empires Strike Back
12. Making Our Own News
Epilogue and Acknowledgments
Web Site Directory
Glossary
Notes
Index
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