« The amateurs are there as eyewitnesses. An amateur who is present when something happens records it and then this raw material is sent to us and is treated by professional journalists. So, it is a new source of information for the media. «
Philippe Checinski, co-founder of Citizenside, talks about the various ways of amateur contributions to professional journalism and the current evolution of the profession.
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« Τhere was much suspicion at first, with the appearence of blogs, YouTube and social networking with Facebook and Twitter … But it is the mission of the media now to blend into this new world, to enter into conversation with their readers, with their audience which can comment, provide feedback and their own point of view to the news. «
Aurélien Viers, digital editor in chief of « Le Nouvel Observateur » talks about the transformation of traditional media following the emergence of social networks, and discusses the evolution of journalism.
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